India: CoBRA commando injured in Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

A jawan from the CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals exploded in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, reported news agency PTI. According to officials, the incident occurred when a team from Read More …

Yemen: One killed, another injured in IED explosion targeting civilian vehicle in Marib

A civilian was killed and another sustained moderate injuries following the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) that targeted a private vehicle in Al-Wadi district, located east of Marib governorate. Local security sources reported that the incident occurred early Read More …

Nigeria: 4 Soldiers killed as Boko Haram terrorists attack troops in Borno

No fewer than four soldiers have been confirmed dead after Boko Haram terrorists launched a coordinated assault on Nigerian Army troops in Ngamdu, Borno State, deploying Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), command-detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and armed drones. The attack, Read More …

FBI: Public’s Help Sought Upon 40th Anniversary of the Santa Ana Bombing Murder of Arab American Activist Alexander Michel Odeh

Upon this weekend’s 40th anniversary of the murder of Alexander Michel Odeh, the victim of a targeted bombing in Orange County, California, the FBI reminds the public that the case remains open and that the United States Department of Justice Read More …

Washington D.C.: Man arrested at D.C. Catholic church had 200 homemade explosives

A man had more than 200 handmade destructive devices — including bottle rockets and molotov cocktails — in a tent on the steps of a D.C. cathedral where Supreme Court justices were expected to attend Mass on Sunday, court records Read More …

Germany: Oktoberfest 2025 ends with financial loss due to bomb scare in Munich

The closure, followed by searches by emergency services for booby traps and an increased security presence, had a knock on effect on the festival’s financial impact. The 2025 Oktoberfest, the world’s largest folk festival, closed in the southern German city Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb left at Sinn Féin office in Newry, County Down

The first minister has described the discovery of a viable explosive device outside a Sinn Féin constituency office as an “attack on democracy”. The pipe bomb-type device was left at the office shared by Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes Read More …

Thailand: Army links Narathiwat gold heist to insurgent funding crisis

The Fourth Army Region has condemned the armed robbery at a Narathiwat gold shop as a criminal act by insurgents desperate for funding, following a sophisticated multi-stage attack that injured a soldier and terrorized the border town of Su-ngai Kolok. Read More …

Kenya: Three people injured in blast at hotel in Mandera

At least three people were Saturday evening injured in an explosion at a food joint in Mandera Town. Police said the blast was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device that was set off as the revellers were busy. More than Read More …

Ohio: Columbus man found with explosives in vehicle during traffic stop

A Columbus man is accused of manufacturing explosives after police say they found improvised explosive devices in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the city’s South Side, according to a criminal complaint. The suspect, a 29-year-old from the Southeast Read More …

Pakistan: Peshawar IED blast injures four policemen: official

At least four policemen were injured on Thursday when their vehicle was hit by the improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Peshawar’s Garhi Qamar Din area, said police. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Masood Bangash said that a police Read More …

Ireland: Explosive device, cocaine and thousands of euro seized from Limerick halting site

An explosive device, cocaine, crack cocaine and €5,500 in cash was recovered as gardai swooped on a Traveller site in Limerick. As part of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised criminal group, Gardaí from the Limerick Crime Unit, Read More …

Pakistan: At least 10 dead, 32 injured in bomb blast near Quetta’s FC headquarters

At least 10 people were killed and 32 were injured on Tuesday after a bomb blast ripped through a busy street near Quetta’s Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters, officials said. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Operations Quetta Read More …

Nigeria: Teenager killed in suspected IED blast in Borno

The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the death of a 13-year-old boy following an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Monguno Local Government Area. The explosive is suspected to have been planted by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Read More …

Syria: Two people injured in IED explosion inside car in Jdaydit Artouz

An IED planted early in a car, exploded while a person was attempting to dismantle it in front of Al-Fardous building in Jdadit Artouz town in Rif Dimashq. The explosion left two persons injured, while official follow-up continues to establish Read More …

UK: Man in court over cash machine explosion plot

A man has been charged over an alleged plot to blow up a cash machine. The ATM, at Hedgeley Services in Powburn, Northumberland, was on fire when police arrived on 12 May. Kristopher Follos, 45, of Olivers Mill, Morpeth, appeared Read More …

Syria: Explosion of IED leaves member of the Awqaf Committee injured in Al-Bukamal city

Deir Ezzor province: A member of the Awqaf Committee was injured, at noon, due to the explosion of an IED while he was in front of a mosque in Al-Bukamal city in eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. He was taken to Read More …

India: IED defused in Kakching district, Manipur

Security forces uncovered and safely defused an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing 8.467-kilogram planted along a roadside at Wangoo Lamkhai Kaibung under Wangoo police station in Kakching district today. According to reliable sources, a joint team of Kakching district commandos Read More …

Ohio: Mason man pleads guilty to transporting explosive materials to local park

CINCINNATI – James River Phillips, 21, of Mason, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to illegally transporting explosive materials. Phillips was arrested in April 2025 by the FBI Cincinnati Field Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) after agents executed Read More …

India: New IED threat in Chhattisgarh, Maoists turn beer bottles into bombs

There’s a new security headache for forces battling Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh: empty beer bottles. In an intriguing development, security personnel, on Monday, recovered and defused ‘bottle IEDs’ — crude bombs packed inside empty beer bottles. The bottles rigged with Read More …