Ireland: Widespread condemnation of arson attack on former Cork school

The Tánaiste has led condemnation of a petrol bomb attack on a former school building which is being retrofitted to house Ukrainian families. Micheál Martin said those responsible for the incident should face the full rigours of the law. He Read More …

India: US experts train NSG, Army on IED-defusing skills

As improvised explosive devices (IEDs) grow more lethal with military-grade explosives and high-impact design and drones become the favoured mode for Pakistan-based elements to smuggle them into Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, the National Security Guard (NSG) and Indian Army Read More …

EXU-1 Conducts Maritime Post-Blast Investigation Course

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Exploitation Unit One (EXU-1) alongside the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) section conducted a maritime post-blast investigation course at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Florida, June 2-9. The course focused on Read More …

Ireland: Investigations continue as army bomb team declares fatal explosion site safe

The site of yesterday’s explosion in West Europe has been declared safe by the Army Bomb Disposal team that attended the scene last evening. Gardaí say continue to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the explosion in Brinlack, near Bunbeg, in Read More …

Belgium: Over 120 kg of explosives used in Brussels attacks, court learns

The Brussels Court of Assizes, which is currently presiding over the trial of suspects involved in the Brussels terror attacks at the Maelbeek metro station and Zaventem Airport, listened to the testimony of an expert who was able to trace Read More …

Malaysia: Explosive device that killed man in Pandan was a ‘homemade bomb’

Police believe the explosive device that killed a a 28-year-old cook outside a restaurant in Pandan Indah was a homemade bomb. Police arrived at the conclusion after having discovered certain items and materials at the scene which had originated from Read More …

India: Remote controlled IED found at Telipati, Imphal East

A remote controlled IED suspected to have been planted by miscreants was found at Telipati area under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district at 7 am Tuesday. Upon receiving reports, teams of Imphal East District Police immediately arrived at Read More …

India: Delhi Police to get CSI-style forensic vans with voice & bullethole testing, explosive detection

The Delhi Police is set to get 15 high-tech state-of-the-art mobile forensic vans (MFVs) in order to expedite forensic examinations in heinous offences. The vans will be delivered late this year or early next year. Sources in the police said Read More …

UK: Bomb squad finds second device at Bargoed house – police

Explosives experts were called back to a house in the Bargoed area following the discovery of a second “suspicious device”. As the Argus reported last week, there has been a major police presence in Sycamore Court following the discovery of Read More …

Sweden: Traces of explosives found at site of Russian pipeline leaks

Sweden’s prosecutor’s office said Friday that an investigation into gas leaks from two underwater pipelines connecting Russia to Germany found traces of explosives, confirming it is a case of “serious sabotage.” Swedish and Danish investigators are probing a flurry of Read More …

UK: Bomb squad scare sparks second Glasgow street lockdown as specialist cops scour scene

A bomb squad scare has seen a second Scots street locked down this week as specialist officers were deployed to the scene. Mansion Court in Cambuslang was sealed off on Tuesday night after an alleged suspect package was found. The Read More …

Bali bombings: mistakes the Bali terrorists made that helped save hundreds of people

As a country boy who played with fireworks growing up, Shane Hamming would become the key Australian explosives expert deployed to ground zero following the Bali bombings. Hamming spent the bulk of his 26-year police service at the Australian Bomb Read More …

Explosion rocks another building in Sweden

An explosion shook the Swedish capital on Saturday, spreading fear among locals following another blast a little over a day earlier, local media reported. The blast took place at an apartment building just past midnight in Stockholm, just a day Read More …

Sweden: Two explosions overnight – one seriously injured

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion at an apartment building in Åstorp in Skåne. Police are also investigating a second explosion which happened half an hour later at an apartment Read More …

India: Canada-based gangster behind IED bomb planted under Police SI’s car

With the arrest of seven persons including a man who planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the car of Punjab Police Sub-Inspector in Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday said that it is yet another Read More …

Sweden: Bag found at Stockholm festival had an explosive

A bag with an explosive charge was found in a Stockholm park during an annual cultural festival and police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted public destruction, police in Sweden said Monday. On Sunday, a bag was found and Read More …

I was on all fours, examining the explosive materials I found in the suicide bombers’ kitchen – pepper, bleach and hair dye: Forensic expert tells explosive stories in gripping new book

It was as close to a vision of hell as I am ever likely to come across. I was in a dark tunnel of the London Underground, 100ft beneath Russell Square station. All the living and injured had been evacuated Read More …

Georgia Guidestones explosion: Blast has ‘destroyed a large portion’ of monument

Police in Georgia are investigating an explosion Wednesday targeting the Georgia Guidestones monument, which the state says is known as “America’s Stonehenge.” The early morning blast “destroyed a large portion of the structure” in northeastern Elbert County, according to the Read More …

Seychelles Police confirms Kenyan experts helping in Valabhji couple’s illegal firearms case

The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that “the government of Read More …

Vermont: Springfield Man Faces Federal Pipe Bomb Charge

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Anibal Castro, Jr., 33, of Springfield, Vermont, has been charged with unlawful possession of a “destructive device” (“Pipe Bomb”), in violation of the National Firearms Act. Read More …