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Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) damaged a section of track in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, officials said. The explosion occurred shortly after midnight, around Read More …
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Wyoming Highway Patrol have released more details about a suspected improvised explosive device found on the state Capitol grounds in Cheyenne on Tuesday. The Capitol building was evacuated, and a shelter in Read More …
Soldiers from 11 countries participate in “Ardent Defender” at Base Gagetown, southeast of Fredericton — an opportunity to showcase new technology seen on battlefields around the world. Read more… Source: CBC News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters The Read More …
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone weapons. The arrest took place in the border city of Read More …
A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said the individuals acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence Read More …
Authorities in Battle Creek are investigating after an explosion occurred on the southwest side of the city late Friday night. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) were called to Ridge Street north of Goguac Street West shortly before Read More …
Law enforcement and government officials in northern Mexico continue to be targeted by drug cartels, which continue to retaliate as the government intensifies its crackdown on organized crime. The border city of Tijuana was the latest to be impacted, when Read More …
Shopian, Oct 20: Security forces on Monday averted a tragedy after detecting and safely destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Heff area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Officials told the news agency Kashmir News Trust (KNT) that the Read More …
A viable improvised explosive device, four firearms and drugs worth €45,000 were seized during raids in Co Carlow on Thursday and Friday. Gardaí carried out searches on a number of properties as part of investigations into the sale and supply Read More …
A bomb exploded outside the home of one of Italy’s top investigative journalists late on Thursday, damaging two cars and a nearby house, prompting messages of solidarity for the reporter from colleagues and politicians. The rudimentary device, likely made from Read More …
Three police officers and six civilians were injured, with four badly hurt, when a roadside bomb was detonated in Yi-Ngo district of this southern province on Thursday. The incident occurred at about 9am on Ram Komut Road where police from Read More …
Gardaí are investigating after a suspected pipebomb was fired at a house in Limerick city overnight. The missile, understood to have been an IED (improvised explosive device), was thrown at the property, situated at Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston on Wednesday Read More …
A man is facing charges after an improvised explosive device was found in a Susanville residence. At around 1:45 p.m. Monday, officers with the Susanville Police Department responded to a call for service in the area of Campbell Road. Police Read More …
At least one person was killed when a pick-up truck exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, on Tuesday evening local time. Ecuador’s Interior Minister John Reimberg said police had found explosive devices inside the remains of Read More …
A detailed analysis by the National Security Guard (NSG) has revealed a significant shift in the tactics used by extremist groups across India, with a sharp increase in the use of victim-operated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during 2024. The findings, Read More …
A “nerdy” autistic heroin user who liked “doing science” has gone on trial charged with making explosive substances in his garden shed. Harry Whittaker, 33, has denied two allegations of making explosive substances, and four of possessing explosive substances, at Read More …
Three members of Italy’s military police, the carabinieri, were killed and another 13 officers injured in an explosion as law enforcement attempted to carry out an eviction near the northeastern city of Verona, authorities said on Tuesday. Two middle-aged brothers Read More …
A late-night explosion caused by an incendiary device rocked the Ministry of Rural Development building on Syngrou Avenue in Athens on Saturday, October 11, 2025, resulting in significant material damage but no injuries. Security footage obtained by MEGA captured the Read More …
The elephant, which got injured in an IED blast in the Saranda jungles of Chaibasa on October 6, finally succumbed to its injuries early in the morning on Sunday. This is the fourth elephant that died in an IED blast Read More …
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 …