India: Assam Rifles recover four improvised explosive devices in Moreh

A vigilant Assam Rifles patrol found Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Chikim Veng near ADC Complex, Moreh. The discovery triggered an immediate action wherein thearea was cordoned off, and an extensive search ensued with the assistance of an Explosive Detective Read More …

UK: Two charged with explosives offences after bomb scare in Illingworth

Two people have been charged with explosives offences after homes were evacuated following a bomb scare. Residents were told to leave their homes and army bomb disposal officers were called after police found a suspicious object during a search at Read More …

Nigeria: Police Hunt For Armed Insurgents Who Killed Two Personnel In Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command says it has launched an intensive manhunt for armed insurgents who infiltrated from a neighbouring state and killed two Police Personnel. The gang which disguised in military fatigue and seemed to be on a kidnap Read More …

Texas: Crimes Involving Pipe Bombs in 2023

Not too long ago, a friend who lives in Plano, Texas sent me a facebook post she thought I would be interested in seeing. The post, made by Collin County Sheriff’s Office based out of McKinney, Texas, detailed how a Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb found in Karachi-bound Awami Express defused

A major tragedy was averted when a bomb was recovered from one of the bogies of Karachi-bound Awami Express train on Friday, police and railways officials said. According to details, a suspicious bag containing switches and wires was spotted under Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb explodes outside Belfast home

A pipe bomb exploded in the garden of a house in Dunmurry on Friday. Detectives are investigating the attack in Sunnymede Park, which was reported shortly after 11.30pm. The pipe bomb had partially exploded and a number of people were Read More …

California: Bomb squad detonates improvised explosive device found in Placer County

A bomb squad team safely detonated a potentially deadly improvised explosive device that was found off a road in Placer County earlier this week, the sheriff’s office said. The device looked like a pressure cooker with wires coming from it, Read More …

Nigeria: Police defuse IED at the University of Maiduguri

The Police Command in Borno State said it successfully defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in an Read More …

India: Suspected Improvised Explosive Devices seized in Sonitpur

The police on Tuesday recovered three suspected handmade Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the Sonitpur district, which borders neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh. The police informed that a person was arrested in connection with the recovery. According to the sleuths, acting on Read More …

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 …

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 …