North Carolina: Police confirm 2 pipe bomb devices found at Hickory church, suspect arrested

The Hickory Police Department confirmed two “pipe bomb-type” devices were found at a church in Hickory on Sunday afternoon and have identified the suspect believed to be responsible. The suspect has since been arrested and several law enforcement agencies were Read More …

South Carolina: Man arrested after pipe bomb, homemade firearm found in Summerville home

Summerville Police say a man is behind bars after officers found a pipe bomb in his home. During his arrest, officers say they observed a “pipe bomb”, and surrounding neighbors were advised to evacuate their homes, The Charleston County Bomb Read More …

Kansas: Wichita police bomb squad responds after homemade pipe bomb is found in empty lot

A homemade pipe bomb found in an empty lot in Newton drew response from both Newton and Wichita police. A Newton police offer responded to a call of a “suspicious device” around 6:15 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Read More …

India: Policeman injured while defusing an IED in Chhattisgarh

A policeman was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Maoists, exploded while he was trying to defuse it in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, police said. This is the third such incident in Read More …

Nepal: Improvised explosive device planted outside rural municipality chair in Rupandehi district defused

Municipality chair in Rupandehi district has been defused on Saturday. A team of Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel disposed of the IED created by inserting explosives into a pressure cooker. Read more… Source: The Kathmandu Post  

India: DRG jawan injured in blast while diffusing IED in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

One District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan got injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast planted by Naxals in the Bahker forest on Friday, police said. The incident took place under the limits of the Chhotedongar police station area of Read More …

Ecuador police deactivate explosive device taped to guard

Police successfully deactivated a vest-like explosive device Thursday that an unknown number of people allegedly had taped to the chest of a security guard at a jewelry store in Ecuador’s main port city. The guard was uninjured. Authorities would question Read More …

Northern Ireland: Explosive device is discovered in Londonderry after armed gang attempted to hijack car

An explosive device has been discovered yards away from where children were playing football in Londonderry, as four men are arrested under the Terrorism Act. The device was found during a major security operation after an armed gang attempted to Read More …

India: CRPF traces and diffuses IED in Chhattisgarh

In a major success for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kgs has been found and diffused in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. According to available reports, the CRPF jawans have traced and defused as Read More …

Winter 2022/23 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print

We are pleased to inform you that Winter 2022/23 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from NATO/Spanish Army, C-IED Centre of Excellence, EOD Centre of Excellence, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb found during Co Antrim security alert

A pipe bomb has been found following a security alert in County Antrim. The device was located in the Antrim Road area of Newtownabbey on Wednesday. Army bomb disposal experts declared the pipe bomb as viable following a controlled explosion. Read Read More …

DR Congo: MONUSCO holds training for police officers in Beni on handling IEDs

The threat is real.” Police officials in Beni acknowledge that the city is still under threat from improvised explosive devices. In 2021, on the evening of the Christmas celebration, a device exploded in a pub in the city of Beni, Read More …

Philippines: Sulu roadside bombing foiled

Government security forces foiled a bombing attempt by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits along the highway in Maimbung, Sulu on Wednesday. Soldiers belonging to the 41st Infantry Battalion were conducting clearing operations when they discovered four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Read More …

India: Remote controlled IED found at Telipati, Imphal East

A remote controlled IED suspected to have been planted by miscreants was found at Telipati area under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district at 7 am Tuesday. Upon receiving reports, teams of Imphal East District Police immediately arrived at Read More …

Nova Scotia: IED discovered during Annapolis County drug bust ‘a surprise’

What started as drug investigation in Annapolis County last month took a turn when investigators found an improvised explosive device among the drugs, cash and weapons in a car that they stopped with four suspects inside. On Nov. 13, RCMP Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces defuse IED found in Sopore

Security forces detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore on Tuesday. After the IED was detected, an anti-bomb squad was called to defuse the IED and the road was closed for traffic movement. An Improvised Explosive Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on viable pipe bomb discovered in Co Down

Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable pipe bomb-type device found in Co Down. The security alert, in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended, a PNSI spokesman said. Officers and ammunition experts had been called to the scene. Read More …

Somalia: Security forces battle to end siege at hotel in Mogadishu

Somalia attackers are still firing from Villa Rose hotel near the presidential palace where they holed up since last night when the attack began at around 8:10 P.M. local time. The attack began with a suicide blast that struck at Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Two IEDs defused in Kulgam

Police and army have averted a major tragedy by defusing two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. A spokesman of Kulgam Police said on Twitter that the IEDs were planted in the Frisal Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Explosives found near police post destroyed by bomb squad

Two improvised explosive devices found near a police post were destroyed on Tuesday in a controlled explosion on the outskirts of Jammu, an official said. The weight of each device was 500 grams and they were kept inside a black Read More …