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More than 30 suspected terrorists were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were assembling inside a mosque in Bajaur district went off on Thursday. The incident came hours after at least 15 suspected terrorists were eliminated in an Read More …
he Nigerian Government has confirmed the capture of two top leaders of Ansaru, the Al-Qaeda affiliate operating in the country, following a months-long intelligence-led operation. According to him, the duo have long been on Nigeria’s most-wanted list and are accused Read More …
Ukrainian security forces have arrested two 17-year-olds — a boy and a girl — in connection with a terrorist attack in Zhytomyr that killed one man and seriously injured another. The investigation revealed that the teenagers — a local vocational Read More …
A woman was arrested after Mississippi authorities say they found a homemade explosive device in a suspicious package. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville. Willis is being charged with attempted murder, and Read More …
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced for traveling with several explosive devices from Michigan to Massachusetts, federal officials said on Friday. A judge sentenced Luke Isaac Terpstra to three years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Read More …
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton; Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia; and Commissioner of the New York City Police Read More …
NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man pled guilty today to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, 2021, Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, was admitted to an Read More …
A man has been jailed for throwing acid and making explosives in a “home laboratory” inside his flat in Derbyshire over the course of 15 years. Police cordoned off streets and evacuated 35 homes after finding explosive materials in a Read More …
One person was killed and another was injured in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place around 8.30 pm in Rajoa village under Katwa sub-division triggering panic among residents. Read More …
The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos have killed a senior Al-Shabaab leader and eight of his bodyguards in a targeted operation conducted in the Bariire area of the Lower Shabelle region. The slain militant, identified only as Jaabir, was Read More …
Troops from the Givati Brigade, under the command of the 162nd Division, are operating in the area of Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip as part of Operation “Gideon’s Chariots”. In recent weeks, the troops eliminated numerous terrorists, dismantled military Read More …
NAF Airstrikes Destroy IED Factory, Terrorist Gun Trucks in Borno’s Tumbuktu Triangle The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation HADIN KAI, has launched a series of precision airstrikes that destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory and several terrorist gun Read More …
Investigators said they found 13 improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs, inside the home of a man who was heavily armed and arrested near a “No Kings” protest in West Chester, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, after previously saying seven explosives Read More …
The NYPD is preparing to partner with an Israeli company to scour the deep web for terrorists who want to make bombs, other explosive devices and chemical weapons, according to an official notice online. The two-year, $567,000 deal with Tel Read More …
A New York man faces charges after he allegedly made several explosive devices and threw some of them off the Williamsburg Bridge, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors claim Michael Gann made six of the devices, and set one of them off Read More …
Russian forces operating near the border with Ukraine have encountered a new challenge in the ongoing conflict: 3D-printed antipersonnel mines deployed by Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region. These improvised explosive devices, described as small, lightweight, and disguised to blend Read More …
Pennsylvania State Police say homemade fireworks and improvised explosive devices caused a house explosion that injured two people Wednesday afternoon in Butler County, one critically. The explosion was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. in Muddy Creek Township. Police said a Read More …
Somali police arrested several suspected Al-Shabaab members on Thursday after an explosion at a house in Mogadishu’s Dayniile district revealed an apparent bomb-making operation. According to police, the blast occurred as the men were assembling explosive devices inside a residence Read More …
A southern Indiana woman faces a felony charge after police say she made various homemade explosives, including bombs made with Monster Energy cans. Ahnna I. Tipton, 19, faces a possession of a destructive device charge after being arrested Thursday in Read More …
Ten Colombian former soldiers were among the suspects arrested after an improvised landmine killed six Mexican troops in a drug cartel heartland this week, authorities said Friday. More than 40 explosive devices were seized along with other weapons in the Read More …