Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB

A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the security service announced on Monday. The Russian citizen reportedly Read More …

Victoria: Police offer $1m reward to help solve fatal 1998 Melbourne car bombing

Police have announced a $1 million reward to try to solve a fatal car bombing that kicked off a gangland war almost 30 years ago. Businessman Gianni “John” Furlan, 48, died instantly when his sedan exploded on a Coburg street Read More …

Netherlands: Suspects used 200 liters of petrol for Tarwekamp explosion

Three of the four suspects arrested for the explosion at the Tarwekamp apartment complex will now also be prosecuted for murder or manslaughter and attempted murder or manslaughter. The other suspect is only facing arson charges. The explosion at the Read More …

Texas official issues warning after rancher killed by cartel IED in Mexico

Texas ranchers working near the southern border have been urged to exercise extreme caution when traveling through Mexico after one of their own was killed earlier this month by an improvised explosive device (IED). Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, a Texas Read More …

France: An incendiary device explodes outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille

A suspect threw an incendiary device that exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille early Monday, authorities said, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. No injuries were reported. A second device, also thrown against the consulate’s outer Read More …

Florida man allegedly killed wife with homemade bomb inside car after argument

Shocking footage shows the moment a car exploded in Florida, killing a woman who police believe was targeted by her husband. Doorbell footage obtained by NBC 6 shows that the car was parked on a road in the Miami suburbs Read More …

Japan: Man who attacked ex-PM Kishida with homemade pipe bomb is convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan’s former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, court officials said. Ryuji Kimura, 25, was Read More …

Pakistan: IED defused near mosque adjacent to police station in Bannu

A locally made improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from near a mosque on the premises of Ghoriwala Police Station here on Saturday. The timely intervention by the Bomb Disposal Unit averted a potential catastrophe. Police sources said that the Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí appeal for information following pipebomb attack in Limerick

Gardaí appealed for witnesses on Tuesday after a pipe bomb was thrown at the front entrance of a house in Limerick overnight but failed to detonate. It’s believed the attack is linked to ongoing feuding between rival groups on the Read More …

India: One arrested in Valpoi for storing crude bombs

Valpoi police have booked one person on charges of storing crude bombs meant to be used for hunting wild animals. According to Bicholim SDPO Jivba Dalvi, police received information that one person had stored explosive material for the purpose of Read More …

Cyprus: Improvised bomb found outside Kiti offices

An improvised bomb was discovered on Wednesday morning at the entrance of a real estate agency in Kiti, Larnaca district. According to the police, the device failed to detonate due to a material malfunction, according to police. No damage was Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí investigate pipe bomb attack on house in Limerick city

Gardaí are investigating a pipe bomb attack at a house in Limerick that is believed to be linked to a violent feud between rival groups on the south side of the city. Locals reported that the improvised explosive device exploded Read More …

India: 25 kg of IED in plastic container detected on Bijapur road

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday detected and destroyed 25 kilogram of IED planted by Maoists on the road near Dhan Mandi at a distance of 3 kilometre from Usur on the Usur-Awapalli main road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Improvised grenade’ recovered following Belfast security alert

Police remain at a property in Empire Street in south Belfast which was the focus of a security alert on Wednesday. The scene has been reduced and evacuated residents have returned home after a suspicious object, believed to be an Read More …

Connecticut: Homemade explosive devices found at Waterbury home after fatal blast

Inside the home where an explosion killed a man earlier this month, police found cardboard tubes, black powder and improvised explosive devices stored in a lunchbox, according to a search warrant application released Tuesday. Thomas Cianciola, 56, was seriously injured Read More …

Nigeria: Police arrest one suspect, recover IED in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested one suspect and recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in connection with a suspected terrorist plot to attack the state. The mastermind of the plot, however, fled to neighboring Cameroon. Commissioner of Police Read More …

British Columbia: RCMP seize and dispose of improvised explosive device

A 42 year old man from Sooke is in custody after the Shawnigan Lake RCMP seized an improvised explosive device from a vehicle. On January 17, police received a report of a suspicious vehicle, but before it could be stopped Read More …

Connecticut: Fairfield police arrest two after homemade explosive incident

After a joint investigation involving local and federal law enforcement, two young adults have been arrested in connection with the construction and detonation of homemade explosive devices in Fairfield. On Dec. 1, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department Read More …

Tennessee: Jonesborough man accused of bringing explosive device to jail charged

A Jonesborough man accused of bringing an improvised explosive device to jail has been charged, according to the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office. James Thomas Clay, 29, was arrested by the Johnson City Police Department on January 11 for various Read More …

Ukraine: Couple who made explosives for Dnipro 14 December attack detained

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained two more suspects involved in the terrorist attack in Dnipro on 14 December 2024 which killed one and injured four people, including two police officers. The SSU reports Read More …