Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival

Vowing self-sufficiency, Hamas turned a maze of tunnels in Gaza into weapons factories and well-stocked fortifications. A year after the war began, parts of the group remain deeply entrenched. Many analysts had believed that Hamas was heavily dependent on Iran Read More …

Iraq: Explosion in Kirkuk injures five people

Police are investigating an explosion in downtown Kirkuk that injured at least five people on Saturday. “Our forces have arrived in the area and launched an investigation. The explosion in the predominantly Turkmen downtown neighborhood of Musalla was caused by Read More …

India: Security forces ramp up operations, seize arms and ammunition in Manipur

Security forces in Manipur have intensified search and seizure operations across vulnerable areas of the state as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability. In a major crackdown, forces conducted operations in the fringe and vulnerable areas of Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí investigating after suspect explosive device found underneath car in Limerick City

Gardai are investigating after a suspect explosive device was found underneath a car in a residential area of Limerick City early this Friday morning (October 4). Locals in the area reported hearing a loud bang as authorities dealt with the Read More …

Nigeria: Militants IED Kills Police officers In Anambra

Two police operatives have been killed by an improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified gunmen in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attackers were said to have launched a surprise attack on the Read More …

Florida: Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Casino partially evacuated after 2 “crude” explosive devices found

Two explosive devices were discovered hidden at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday and Monday, prompting partial evacuations, the police said Monday. The devices were deactivated and removed from the premises, the Seminole Police Department said Read More …

Ontario: Explosive Device Seized by Police During Traffic Stop in Sudbury

Just after 8:30 p.m. on September 28th, 2024, while on general patrol in the area of Elm Street at Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers observed a motor vehicle bearing a licence plate that was not authorized and subsequently Read More …

New York: District attorney’s office staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter

A paralegal at a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after he attempted to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police said Derek Read More …

Somalia: Bomb blasts in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle kill six, injure several others

Two separate bomb blasts killed at least three people in Somalia on Saturday, officials said, noting that no group had taken responsibility for explosions in Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle, which also left scores of people critically injured. The first blast Read More …

Ontario: IED Investigation in Niagara Falls – Update 2

As a result of the continued investigation by detectives from 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake), another search warrant was executed on September 28th, 2024 at a residence in the area of Beaver Glen Drive near Brookside Drive, in the City of Read More …

Pakistan: Three policemen injured in roadside bomb blast in Bajaur

Three police officers were injured on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near a police mobile in Bajaur tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to officials, the police vehicle was on routine patrol when it hit an improvised explosive device (IED), Read More …

UK: Multi-agency exercise tests emergency services response to major incident

Police, Fire, and Ambulance services in West Yorkshire joined forces last week to test their joint emergency response to a major incident at Leeds Railway Station. Exercise Midnight Belle tested participants from British Transport Police (BTP), West Yorkshire Fire and Read More …

California: Five hurt, one person arrested after explosion at Santa Barbara County courthouse

Five people were injured, and one person was arrested following what officials are calling an intentional explosion at a Southern California courthouse Wednesday morning. Multiple agencies, including The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a report of an explosion Read More …

Pakistan: SP vehicle targeted with IED in DI Khan

A police official and his driver remained unharmed in an improvised explosive device explosion near Atal Sharif on Kulachi-Hathala road on Tuesday. The police said that Superintendent of Police, Saddar Circle, Khalid Usman Khattak, along with his driver were in Read More …

Winnipeg Police Service Bomb Unit Destroyed Suspected IED in Centennial Neighbourhood

On Saturday night, September 21, 2024, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) responded to a report of a suspicious package in the Centennial neighbourhood. The incident occurred shortly after 10:00 PM when a resident discovered a package in the back lane Read More …

Pakistan: Explosion targes convoy of diplomats in Swat region

An explosion targeting a convoy of diplomats from 12 countries in the Swat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to four others. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police confirmed that the security forces were Read More …

India: 15 arrested for allegedly planting IEDs across Assam

Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Pranabjyoti Goswami, in a statement, said that the force carried out the operations in collaboration with the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Terming it a major breakthrough in the investigation into the planting of IED-like Read More …

Somalia: UN launches month-long training to reduce the threat of explosive devices

As Somalia advances in its journey towards self-reliance and sustainability in national security, the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remains critical. Their impact on local communities and national armed forces is devastating: in the last 12 months, about 600 Read More …

UN: 1,500 Somalis killed or injured by explosive devices in 2023

At least 1,500 civilians were killed or injured by 600 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Somalia over the past year, the UN reported late Thursday. UN Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative for Somalia James Swan said that the threat of IEDs Read More …

Lebanon: Batteries of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah contained PETN explosive

The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the device’s components told Reuters. The way the explosive Read More …