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A man is facing a possible life sentence after admitting possessing explosive substances. Michael Pym-Nixson came to the attention of police after paramedics visited his flat in Kingston Upon Thames, south-west London, and treated his hand for burn injuries on Read More …
A school worker in southeastern Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against his district and three coworkers after allegedly being injured by fireworks in an act of “horseplay” while he was sitting on the toilet. Daniel Rice, who worked in maintenance Read More …
Welcome to the Counter-IED Report website, a one-stop source of information and news for Counter-IED professionals. The Counter-IED Report is the leading international subscription-based publication covering the latest developments in the fight against the IED threat. The purpose of the Read More …
A British Columbia man who built bombs and used them to rob two Edmonton banks in 2018 was on Friday sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison. With credit for time already served, Justin Byron, 41, has just under five years Read More …
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has prevented a terror attack plotted by a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in the Stavropol Region, a source in the FSB Public Relations Centre told TASS. “The Russian Read More …
Two men charged with possession of ammunition, explosive powders, guns, an electric match and a pipe bomb in South Kerry have been sent forward for trial. 60-year-old Ivan Gilder of Gearha North, Blackwater, Sneem is facing charges under both the Read More …
Macon County authorities say they found drugs, firearms and multiple pipe bombs inside a home Wednesday during a search. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, detectives from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Police Narcotics Unit and NC Probation Office were Read More …
A Loveland Army veteran who pleaded guilty after the FBI found four pipe bombs in his home last year is asking for leniency when he is sentenced Wednesday. The bombs were discovered in Bradley Bunn’s Loveland home in May 2020 Read More …
A person was arrested, on Thursday, for his alleged connection in planting an IED bomb infront of the National People’s Party, (NPP) office at Lachumiere, Shillong. Speaking to reporters Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed that one person has been Read More …
A homemade bomb explodes at a public housing complex in Selma. The explosion happened at Rangedale Apartments — at around 3:30 Wednesday morning. The blast damaged an apartment and scattered shrapnel. But no one was hurt. From the West Alabama Read More …
Members of the Pierce County bomb squad safely disposed of an explosive device found outside a Spanaway gym earlier this week. Deputies were called to the gym in the 15700 block of Pacific Avenue South for a report of a Read More …
A St. George man who has been held without bail following his arrest in February was sentenced in federal court Wednesday. The original arrest of 36-year-old Logan Mertlich came after officers in Washington City found explosive devices in his car Read More …
A joint investigation team (JIT) between the Dutch and German authorities has taken down an organised crime group specialised in explosive attacks against Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs). A total of 9 suspects have been taken into custody as a result Read More …
Police say an early morning traffic stop on Tuesday led to the discovery of an improvised explosive device in a Plainview man’s vehicle, and later an illegal weapon at his home. During a brief news conference late Tuesday afternoon, Plainview Read More …
The Russian FSB has detained five members of a neo-Nazi group for plotting a terror attack targeting law enforcement agents, the security service told TASS on Monday. “The Federal Security Service (FSB – TASS) stopped preparations for a terror attack Read More …
In the last two months, five IED-rigged tiffin boxes have been recovered in different parts of Punjab. Police sources say that these tiffin bombs are being sent from across the border by Pakistan. A new security threat has emerged in Read More …
A Michigan man is accused of placing pipe bombs outside cellphone stores as part of a crusade to halt telecommunications “containing immoral content,” like porn and cursing, court documents show. John Douglas Allen, 75 was charged with extortion and attempted Read More …
A package bomb that killed a restaurateur and his manager underscores the escalating use of explosives – and the terror that they generate – by criminal groups in Mexico’s most violent state. The bombing occurred on September 19 during a Read More …
A report of a suspicious device in the Town of Woodway Tuesday morning turned out to be a homemade explosive device that was removed by the Everett Police Department’s bomb squad. That’s according to Edmonds police, which contracts with Woodway Read More …
After recovery of tiffin box IED from the Indo-Pak border adjoining Punjab, a security alert has been issued in the state. “In the last few days, there have been several recoveries of explosive materials in the state. Considering that, the Read More …