Northern Ireland: Viable device found during security alert in Dungiven

A viable device has been discovered during a security alert in County Londonderry, police have said. The alert happened in the Ballyquin Road area of Dungiven on Friday afternoon. Officers attended the scene and cordons were put in place following Read More …

MINUSMA’s Nepalese Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company: Heroes Behind Safe Convoys In Mali

As MINUSMA inches closer to its withdrawal from Mali by 31st December 2023 in line with UN Security resolution 2690, it is important to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Nepal Explosive Ordnance Disposal company to the implementation of the 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 …

Philippines: ‘Kamandag’ troops train on bomb disposal techniques in Palawan

Troops participating in the “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma mula sa Dagat” (“Kamandag”) exercises in Palawan have engaged in proficient drills that would boost their capabilities in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and other combat subject matter expert exchanges (SMEEs). In a Read More …

Israeli Navy’s elite underwater unit operates in Gazan waters

The Israeli Navy’s underwater task force YALTAM found dozens of weapons and other combat equipment in a scan of the Gaza Strip’s shores, the IDF said on Monday. The YALTAM unit recovered explosive belts, other improvised explosive devices, and ammunition. Read More …

Best kept secret: BC RCMP’s Explosive Disposal Unit

Last summer, two male suspects entered a Saanich bank clad in full body armor and armed with semi-automatic SKS rifles. When officers arrived on scene, there was an armed robbery in progress and 22 innocent people were inside the bank. Read More …

Bangladesh: Crude bombs found near Rajshahi Rail station defused

Two crude bombs found near the main gate of Rajshahi Rail station on Sunday night have been defused. Security guards of the railway station spotted the bombs wrapped with red scotch tape around 9:30 pm and informed the police. On Read More …

Bangladesh: Three crude bombs found in Nilkhet

Three crude bombs were recovered from the Nilkhet area of Dhaka on Thursday morning, on the last day of a three-day blockade enforced by the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and their allies. The bomb disposal unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Read More …

Pakistan: Two IEDs defused in Bannu

The personnel of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and saved the area from destruction in Janikhel on Wednesday. The police said that suspected militants had planted two IEDs, one each to a grocery shop Read More …