IED explodes under vehicle carrying demining team in northern Iraq

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up under a vehicle carrying a demining team in northern Iraq on Tuesday, injuring seven personnel, according to a press statement issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The IED exploded Read More …

North Carolina: Two arrested after throwing ‘pipe bombs’ on 4th of July in Asheville

A 4th of July incident involving what police called “improvised explosive devices” shut down part of downtown Asheville Monday night, according to the Asheville Police Department. Police arrested two people and are searching for two more, the department said. The Read More …

Cameroon: Explosion at Mokolo Market, Government Condemns the Criminal Act

Two of the four people who sustained injuries from the detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Mokolo market in Yaounde have recovered and returned homes. Two others, Mondi Simon and Yerima Rosalie who sustained serious injuries are still Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Sticky bombs, pistols, grenades seized from captured LeT militant’s hideout in Rajouri

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have seized arms, ammunition and explosives from a hideout of arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Talib Shah in the Draj area of border Rajouri district. The seizures include six sticky bombs, one pistol along with three Read More …

Iraq: Two Killed, Four Injured in Roadside Blasts in Nineveh

Two people were killed while four others were wounded on Saturday after Daesh militants attacked northern and central Iraq. According to security sources, the first attack took place in Nineveh Governate, which borders Syria, where one soldier was killed and Read More …

Burkina Faso: At least 4 killed in explosion in Bam province

At least four civilians were killed in the blast of an improvised explosive device Friday in the central-north region of Burkina Faso, a security source told Xinhua in the capital Ouagadougou. A tricycle among a convoy of civilians under Army Read More …

Philippines: Suspected IED carrier killed in Basilan

A suspected bomb carrier was killed while his cohort escaped during an encounter with government troops in Lamitan City, Basilan on Wednesday evening, the military reported on Thursday. In a statement, the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) identified the killed personality Read More …

Milwaukee police warn public about fireworks and homemade explosives ahead of 4th of July

With Fourth of July weekend just days away, it’s the time of year when safety concerns arise related to fireworks. From homemade explosives to commercial store-bought products, Milwaukee police are giving a demonstration of the risk involved. Police say the Read More …

California: Homemade Bomb Found Outside Church In Lakeport

A church in Lake County was evacuated after a groundskeeper found a homemade bomb in some nearby bushes. The bomb was discovered after Sunday morning’s service at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Lakeport. The Napa County Sheriff’s Office used a Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists arrested for 2 Rajouri blasts, IEDs seized

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists have been arrested in connection with the recent blasts in Kotranka and Budhal areas of Rajouri district but the police are still looking for Lashkar commander Talib Shah who led them, police said on Tuesday. Additional director Read More …

New York: Nassau Police disable improvised “soda bomb” device left near elementary school gate

Nassau County police say several homemade explosives were found not far from a school. The alarming discovery was made next to a school gate used by children. Nassau Police say it was a student’s father who made the discovery this Read More …

Ukraine: Russian-installed Kherson official killed in bomb blast

A senior official in the Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region was killed in an apparent assassination on Friday. Dmitry Savluchenko, head of the families, youth, and sports department of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration, was killed in a bomb Read More …

Mali: eight Burkinabe peacekeepers wounded near Timbuktu

Eight peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded Thursday in the explosion of a mine in the Timbuktu region, plagued by violence by jihadist groups, the UN said. The wounded are part of the Burkinabe contingent Read More …

US airman arrested over insider bombing attack that hurt 4 US troops

A U.S. Airman has been arrested in connection with a suspected insider attack at a U.S. base in Syria in April, during which someone planted a bomb that injured four fellow service members when it exploded. In a statement, U.S. Read More …

Nigeria: Troops Intercept Explosives, Ammunition In Cross River

Troops of 13 Brigade operating under command of 82 Division, Nigerian Army on Tuesday 21 June 2022, intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number JAL 492 AA, loaded with assorted munition while enroute Utanga village towards Obudu Mountains in Read More …

Homemade bomb found by West Michigan roadside, brought to City Hall

Michigan State Police are among those investigating after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found by a Michigan roadside. According to authorities, a Brooks Township citizen drove to the Newaygo Police Department with a strange object they found by the roadside Monday. Read More …

Iraq: Explosion near security headquarters rocks Baghdad

A security source revealed that twin explosions took place on Sunday morning near the fence of a security headquarters of the intelligence service, according to Alsumaria News. The security source clarified that two homemade explosive devices were placed outside the Read More …

Ukraine: Kherson Region’s head of penal service comes under attack

A bomb went off in the car of Yevgeny Sobolev, head of the Kherson Region penal service, who was taken to a hospital, a law enforcement source told TASS. His official’s life isn’t in danger, the source said. “The car Read More …