Berlin terrorism suspect worked at primary school

Police in Berlin on Tuesday arrested a 26-year-old Syrian man accused of planning an Islamist attack, with prosecutors saying he had begun to acquire chemical materials for a bomb. The accused man, Abdullah H., exchanged instructions on ways to manufacture Read More …

Bomb squad called to Aberdeen street for second time in one week amid ‘ongoing incident’

Bomb disposal squads have been called to a street in Aberdeen for the second time in a week. Police and Explosive Ordnance Disposal units raced to King Street on Friday night to deal with an ‘ongoing incident’. It comes just Read More …

An Aberdeen man has appeared in court charged with making or possessing an explosive

Richard Smith, 26, appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court in connection with the matter. It comes after chemicals were seized at a property in Aberdeen. A cordon was put in place around a property on King Street and residents Read More …

‘Dangerous criminal’ who planned to blow up cash machine had explosives in his shed

A “dangerous” criminal who plotted to blow up a cash machine, had pipe bomb-making materials in his shed and was visiting a gun club after being banned for life from using firearms, is behind bars. Ryan Edwards, of Beechfield Close, Read More …

Maharashtra state: Police arrest 2, seize 69 crude bombs

The Kolhapur police have arrested two brothers and have seized 69 crude bombs from them in the Mudshingi village of Hatkanangle taluka. The police are questioning the suspects to check if they have any link with the explosion along the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway last week, Read More …

Customs officers from Asia-Pacific nations meet in PH to intensify watch against IEDs, harmful chemicals

A gathering of customs administrations from various countries in the Asia-Pacific region was recently held in the country in a bid to intensify monitoring on the entry of explosives and hazardous chemicals in the nations’ territories. The Bureau of Customs Read More …

Alleged jihadist in court accused of plot to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral

An alleged female jihadist has appeared in court accused of plotting to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral in a suicide attack. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, from Hayes, Middlesex, was arrested last week and charged in connection with the alleged Islamic State Read More …

Suspected improvised explosive device discovered at Hong Kong protest

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was found in Mong Kok near police vans during a protest on Sunday. At around 8pm, riot police were clearing protester roadblocks on Nathan Road before a loud bang was heard near the T.O.P mall Read More …

Five suspected pipe bombs made safe in County Offaly, Ireland

A number of buildings were evacuated in Offaly on Wednesday night after five suspected pipe bombs were discovered. An Army EOD team attended the scene after being alerted to the situation by gardaí. Gardaí called the bomb disposal team to investigate Read More …

‘Numerous explosive devices’ found in abandoned New Hampshire home

Police in Hinsdale, New Hampshire are investigating after “numerous explosive devices” were found in an abandoned home. Hinsdale Police, along with New Hampshire State Police, Hinsdale Fire, and other agencies are at a home on Indian Acres. Access to the area is Read More …

Afghan forces foil militants bid to detonate two bombs in Kabul

The Afghan forces foiled militants bid to detonate two improvised explosive devices in capital Kabul, the security officials said. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said the security forces discovered and defused an improvised explosive device in Read More …

Israel: Security forces arrest terrorists who murdered Rina Shnerb

IDF and Border Police forces arrested the terrorists who allegedly murdered 17-year-old Rina Shnerb and wounded her father, Rabbi Eitan Shnerb and brother Dvir near Ein Bubin spring in August next to the settlement of Dolev. The three alleged terrorists, from Ramallah and Read More …

Men jailed for total of 33 years after blowing up Co-op cash machine in Kennington, Kent

Two men who blew up cash machines in Kent with TNT to steal £35,000 in a series of potentially lethal explosions have been jailed for 33 years. Judge James O’Mahoney told Victor Coseru, 27, and Gica-Fanica Radu, 36, their use of improvised bombs “was Read More …

Rescue crews discover IEDs and explosive propane in rubble of a burned down Massachusetts condo

Rescue crews searching through the rubble of a Massachusetts condominium block that erupted in flames on Sunday night have discovered a man’s body, two explosive devices and a batch of propane tanks. Residents of the building in Fitchburg, around 55 Read More …

Police seize huge cache of explosives, arms from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Police have foiled a major terror bid by recovering a huge amount of explosives, arms and ammunition in two different intelligence-based search and strike operations in Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday. According to the police, more than 20 kilograms (kg) Read More …

Special Forces destroy Taliban’s IED making factory in Baghlan

The Afghan Special Forces destroyed a Taliban factory where the group was manufacturing improvised explosive devices. The Special Operations Corps said in a statement the Special Forces discovered and destroyed the IED making factory in Ghulam Bai Village of Baghlan-e Read More …

Derry bomb and Strabane mortar signs of ‘changing types of engineering capability’

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has confirmed the ‘New IRA’ bomb discovered in Creggan this week was not the sole target of the operation that saw the deployment of 80 police officers to the estate on Monday. Chief Constable Byrne Read More …

Islamic State supporter plotted ‘lone wolf’ attack on barracks using drone to drop weapons, court told

An Isil supporter plotted a “lone wolf” attack on a military site by adapting drones to drop weapons, a court heard. Hisham Muhammad, 25, allegedly sketched designs and built prototypes to work out how they could be used to launch an attack on Read More …

Derry bomb: PSNI release images of IED that ‘would have killed’

Police have released images of an explosive device they believe was being made ready to kill officers. The bomb, along with a command wire, was found in the Creggan area of Derry during a security operation yesterday. The PSNI are describing the bomb as Read More …