Cyprus: Two brothers arrested in Limassol for explosives, cannabis

Police in Limassol have taken into custody two brothers after finding firecrackers and improvised explosive devices in a house in Ypsonas. The two, aged 24 and 29, were arrested late on Monday afternoon after police conducted a search of their Read More …

Forensic analytical aspects of homemade explosives containing grocery powders and hydrogen peroxide

Homemade explosives become a significant challenge for forensic scientists and investigators. In addition to well-known materials such as acetone peroxide trimer, black powder, or lead azides, perpetrators often produce more exotic and less recognized Homemade Explosives (HMEs). Mixtures of hydrogen Read More …

Hong Kong: Teenager jailed for six years after admitting bomb plot

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge under a Beijing-imposed national security law over his involvement in a foiled plot to bomb court buildings. Prosecutors said Ho Yu-wang, 19, Read More …

Cyprus: Christmas day car bombing in Limassol

A car was targeted by an improvised explosive device in the early hours of the morning on Christmas day. The car, belonging to a 52-year-old accountant in Limassol, was parked outside the owner’s residence in the Mesa Geitonia area. The Read More …

New York: Horseheads Man Pleads Guilty in Explosives Investigation

The Horseheads man arrested in November after setting off an explosive device in Chemung County and later caused his entire neighborhood to be evacuated has pleaded guilty. According to Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore, Michael Hilliard, 43, pleaded guilty Read More …

Cyprus: No clear evidence emerges in Paphos explosion case

Despite intense investigations for the second consecutive day in connection with the placement of an explosive device at the residence of a 58-year-old official from the Legal Service in Paphos, substantive progress in the investigations remains elusive. Simultaneously, evidence and Read More …

Nevada: Teenager who threatened ‘lone wolf’ terror attack is found with explosives

A teenager who allegedly threatened to carry out “lone wolf” terrorist operations in Las Vegas has been arrested after bomb-making materials and Isis propaganda were reportedly found at his residence. The 16-year-old male apparently proclaimed his allegiance to the Islamic Read More …

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men, seize chemicals capable of producing explosives

The two men, 33-year-old Ho Chi-hin and 34-year-old Ng Tsz-kit, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after they were arrested on Sunday near Nam Fung Road in Aberdeen. Authorities seized some 30 kg of various types of chemicals, Read More …

Philippines: Bomb blast during Mass kills 4, wounds 50 at Mindanao State University

Four persons died and 50 others were wounded after a bomb exploded inside the Dimaporo Gym of the Mindanao State University (MSU) while a Catholic Mass attended by students was held past 7 a.m. on Sunday, police reported. Brig. Gen. Read More …

Out of Control: The Trafficking of Improvised Explosive Device Components and Commercial Explosives in West Africa

The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in West Africa expanded dramatically over the last decade. IED-building networks have established material and training links across conflict areas in West and Central Africa, and their designs have remained constant and inexpensive Read More …

Philippines: IED components dug up amid sustained anti-insurgency ops

Police operatives have recovered components for an improvised explosive device (IED) in a remote mountain village in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental as a result of sustained operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Lt. Stephen Polinar, public information officer Read More …

Washington: 16-year-old boy tells therapist he made three homemade bombs, threatens to use them at Cheney Public Schools

A 16-year-old boy is in custody after creating three homemade bombs and threatening to use them at the WIN Academy in Cheney. The boy told an INBH therapist that one of the bombs he made was at his girlfriends house, Read More …

Wisconsin: Man charged with possession of improvised explosives in Sussex incident

A 27-year-old Sussex man whose hand was significantly hurt in an explosives incident in Sussex now faces allegations he had materials in and around his home and car to make improvised explosive devices. Kody Kirkland was charged on Thursday in Read More …

Pakistan: Explosive device found near Adiala jail

A device containing 1,510 grams of explosives was found abandoned in Gorakhpur near Adiala jail on Tuesday. The explosive device was packed in a bag along with four pieces of electric lead, a time fuse, safety fuse as well as Read More …

UK: Man admits possessing a pressure cooker bomb

A clinical support worker who is accused of planning terrorist attacks on a hospital and an RAF base has admitted possessing a pressure cooker bomb. Mohammed Farooq, 27, was arrested in the early hours of January 20 in the grounds Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: IED destroyed in Baramulla

A major tragedy was averted by troops on Friday by timely detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Handwara Baramulla Highway. An army official said a high-powered IED connected with three 10-kilogram LPG Cylinders was spotted by Read More …

Florida: Man hid firework mortars with shrapnel attached inside Eustis home before assaulting woman

Lake County deputies said a man who fled after assaulting a woman in Eustis on Sunday hid improvised explosive devices inside the home before he left. The sheriff’s Office said David Flores, 37, was taken into custody early Wednesday in Read More …

UK: Tighter restrictions on bomb-making chemicals come into force in wake of Manchester Arena attack

Tighter measures to crackdown on the sale of bomb-making chemicals in the wake of the Manchester Arena terror attack have been introduced. The restrictions on explosive substances, which come into force today (Sunday, October 1), follows the UK Government’s commitment Read More …

UK: PhD student guilty of making drone to deliver chemical weapon for terrorists

A PhD student has been found guilty of designing and building a “kamikaze” drone capable of delivering a bomb or chemical weapon for so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorists. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court deliberated for around six hours over two days Read More …

Northern Ireland: Alleged ‘New IRA chief bomb maker’ bailed until date set for trial

A barrister representing a man accused of terror offences said the allegation against his client was that he was “the New IRA’s chief bomb maker over a span of quite a few years”. Barrister Joe Brolly, who represents Kieran George Read More …