Louisiana: FBI Statement on the Attack in New Orleans

Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle Read More …

Virginia: FBI says it seized largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in its history

The FBI found the largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in the bureau’s history during the arrest of a Virginia man earlier this month, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors are seeking to keep the man, Brad Spafford, in custody Read More …

UNAMA: Landmines still threaten people in Afghanistan

UNAMA has stressed the urgent need for mine clearance measures in Afghanistan, adding that unexploded ground mines in Afghanistan still threaten people, especially children. Earlier, the HaloTrust mine clearance agency said more than 65 square kilometers of Afghanistan’s territory was Read More …

Philippines: Troops foil roadside bombing in Maguindanao del Sur

Government troops have foiled a roadside bombing as they safely recovered and disposed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur, the military said Saturday, December 28, 2024. Lieutenant Colonel Rowel Gavilanes, 90th Infantry Battalion commander, said Read More …

Russia’s FSB foils assassination attempts on defense officer, military blogger

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) reported to TASS that it has foiled terrorist attacks targeting a senior Defense Ministry officer and a military blogger covering the special military operation. According to the FSB, a Russian national, acting on orders from Read More …

Pennsylvania: Homemade explosive found by police in McKeesport

A homemade explosive was found in McKeesport. Allegheny County dispatchers said police were called to the intersection of Evans Avenue and Versailles Avenue at 11:45 a.m. on Friday. The Allegheny County Bomb Squad arrived at around 1:40 p.m. Emergency crews Read More …

Russia: FSB eliminates extremists who were plotting bomb blast outside police station in Moscow

The FSB has prevented a terrorist attack near a police station, which was being plotted by Central Asian natives – members of Wilayat Khorasan, a cell of the international terrorist organization Islamic State in Afghanistan, banned in Russia, the public Read More …

UK: Isle of Wight man accused of making improvised explosives

The case of George Swain, of Mary Rose Avenue, Wootton Bridge, was heard before Portsmouth magistrates on Saturday, November 30. The 26-year-old is accused of two counts of making an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose, namely an improvised explosive Read More …

Netherlands: Explosions and bomb threats investigated across Leiden, Sassenheim, and Voorhout

Authorities are investigating a series of explosions and the discovery of an explosive device in three Dutch towns over consecutive nights, raising concerns about public safety. Police have linked the incidents in Leiden, Sassenheim, and Voorhout, and are calling for Read More …

Nigeria: Joint security forces raid gunmen’s camp in Anambra, recover 19 IEDs

Joint security forces, led by the police, have invaded and destroyed a camp set up by criminals known as unknown gunmen in Nimo community, in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, recovered 19 unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and Read More …

Pakistan: Turbat blast kills at least two, injures four

An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Dasht area of Balochistan’s Turbat district on Wednesday, claiming the lives of at least two people and injuring four others. According to the police, the remote-controlled explosion occurred when the victims Read More …

Israel: IDF commander wounded in West Bank vehicle explosion

The commander of the IDF Menashe Brigade, Col. Ayub Kayouf, was moderately injured when an explosive device hit an IDF vehicle during a counterterrorism operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, the IDF reported on Wednesday morning. The Commanding Read More …

Israel: Three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza IED explosion

The IDF announced Monday evening that three soldiers from the Kfir Brigade’s 92nd Battalion (Samson) were killed overnight in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza. The incident occurred in the town’s western area, where the Read More …

Thailand: Pipe bomb attack injures four officers at Narathiwat base

A brazen attack occurred yesterday, December 21, as assailants hurled a pipe bomb at the Border Patrol Police base in Narathiwat, leaving four officers with minor injuries. The incident, captured on CCTV, has prompted a manhunt ordered by local police. Read More …

‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan

Former Taliban fighters are now helping the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity locate bombs which they planted during the long war against coalition forces in Afghanistan. One of the Halo Trust’s leaders has told how during a journey to investigate a Read More …

India: Man uses IED in parcel to target ex-wife’s brother, injures relative

Panic gripped the Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad when a parcel exploded at a residence, leaving one person injured. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the blast was a result of a family feud. The explosion occurred at Shivam Row House around Read More …

Pakistan: FC Balochistan uncovers IED manufacturing facility in Kharan Operation

Security forces uncovered an improvised explosive device (IED) manufacturing facility during an intelligence-based operation in Kharan, Balochistan, on December 20, officials reported. The operation, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, led to the discovery of a facility used for producing Read More …

NW Iowa Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Firing Two Improvised Explosive Missiles

A northwest Iowa man who built and fired two improvised explosive missiles will serve 10 years in federal prison. 60-year-old Daniel Graben of Sioux City has been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty in July of this year to Read More …

Greece: Man detained in psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate improvised explosive device

A Greek-British man has been detained in a psychiatric hospital after threatening to detonate an improvised explosive device outside a Thessaloniki courthouse. The 41 year old had been arrested after he was found to be in possession of the explosive device Read More …

Mexico: 2 more soldiers killed by an improvised landmine, after 2 died earlier this week

Two more members of Mexico’s armed forces have been killed by an improvised landmine, just days after two soldiers died in a similar blast, officials confirmed Thursday. The blasts, both in the western state of Michoacan, mark an unprecedented one-week Read More …