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A landmine research project which aims to develop an artificial intelligence approach to mine clearance is being developed at Wrexham Glyndwr University. The project – which is currently in its developmental stages – is being developed by Computing PhD student Read More …
The Somali Commando force known as Danab have killed an Al-Shabaab bomb expert in a raid near the town of Wanlaweyn in Lower Shabelle, southern Somalia. The explosives expert, described by officials leading the operation as a senior Al-Shabaab commander Read More …
FBI agents on Thursday arrested a former Canadian armed forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a violent white supremacist group and were believed to be heading to a pro-gun rally next week in Virginia’s capital. The three men Read More …
A man who downloaded guides on how to make explosives has been jailed for more than four years for terrorism offences. Umar Hafeez, from Bradford, was charged with thirteen offences of possessing a record likely to be useful to a Read More …
A bomb disposal team from the Nepali Army defused an improvised explosive device found on the stairs of NIC Asia Bank’s branch office in Rajbiraj, Saptari, today. Employees of the branch office had reported to the police after they noticed Read More …
Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on multiple pieces of wartime ordnance found on a West Sussex beach. The item was first discovered by a member of the public at Medmerry in Selsey on Monday afternoon. Selsey’s Read More …
Hong Kong police have defused a homemade pipe bomb and found equipment suspected of being used to make explosives at residential units in Mong Kok and Sheung Shui. Four men have been arrested in connection with the case. The men, aged 21 Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of DKK 29.5 million (over USD 4.4 million) from the Government of Denmark to further enable stabilization and humanitarian efforts through explosive hazard management in retaken areas Read More …
A woman and children have been left shaken after a pipe bomb attack on a house in County Down, police said. The security alert in the Killaire Wood Lane area of Bangor has now ended. A number of people were Read More …
The blast happened at 1am at the street Gyllenstiernsgatan in the Östermalm area of the Swedish capital, but could be heard several kilometres away. It damaged the building and parked cars, with broken glass and other debris covering the area. Read More …
Turkish security forces have destroyed 891 mines and 1,660 improvised explosive devices in northern Syria within the area of its latest anti-terror operation in the region, the National Defense Ministry said Thursday. “Our commandos meticulously continue clearing mine/IEDs booby-trapped by Read More …
Asia Siddiqui and Her Co-Defendant Planned to Build Explosive or Destructive Devices Similar to those Used in Prior U.S.-Based Terrorist Attacks Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, Asia Siddiqui was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by Read More …
On Thursday 7 November 2019, a vehicle containing a visible IED was discovered in front of a residence in Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato. The device was a ‘Papa Bomba’ (Potato Bomb) based on a FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) Read More …
A pipe bomb partially exploded in the front garden of a house in west Belfast on Saturday. Police were called to Norglen Parade at 22:35 GMT following reports of a suspicious object in the area. An Army bomb disposal team Read More …
At least 14 people, including seven children, have been killed when a bus carrying students ran over an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso, according to the government. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for Saturday’s blast, Read More …
Police in the Netherlands are investigating a series of letter bombs delivered to businesses in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam, AD.nl reports. Terrorism is not suspected, with police working with the hypothesis of extortion. The letters containing explosive materials were delivered to Read More …
A Nepal Army team has disposed of an explosive device found in Bheri Municipality-3 of Jajarkot district on Thursday morning. Locals informed the police after finding the device placed inside a milk container at Thanti Bazaar in district headquarters Khalanga Read More …
A 12-year-old boy died on Tuesday evening in a landmine explosion in Soit Oudo area of Laikipia County. The minor, identified as Ldisiwa Lekesier, was herding his family’s livestock in Morpusi Group Ranch when he stepped on the device. The Read More …
Children continue to pay a deadly price as conflicts rage around the world, UNICEF said today. Since the start of the decade, the United Nations has verified more than 170,000 grave violations against children in conflict – the equivalent of Read More …
Thirty-seven years ago, soldiers from Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, planting thousands of the weapons. British troops may have liberated the islanders, but a few dozen Zimbabweans keep them safe now. For the past decade, the Zimbabwean contractors have cleared landmines Read More …