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 …

Hawaii: Second suspect arrested in Maui explosives case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maui Police Department are investigating Improvised Explosive Devices left in the Kahului and Pukalani areas of Maui, according to a joint statement from the FBI’s Honolulu Division and MPD. A 43-year-old Kula man Read More …

India: CoBRA battalion jawan injured in IED explosion in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa

An anti-Maoist operation is underway in the area. During the search operation, an IED planted by Maoists targeting the security forces exploded, another police officer said. The incident occurred around 7.30 am in Saranda forest in Jaraikela police station area. Read More …

South Carolina: Man arrested after homemade explosives found along US 29

A suspect is now in custody after a search warrant uncovered handmade explosive devices along Highway 29 North. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office charged Anthony Kyle Jenkins with possession of a destructive device after an hours-long search in Williamston. Deputies Read More …

Afghanistan: MoU Signed for Mine Clearance in Logar

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for the demining of over 580,000 square meters of land in Logar Province. According to a report from the National Disaster Management Authority, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, the Acting Head of the Authority, held Read More …

Israel: 4 soldiers killed in Gaza explosion after IED causes building collapse

The IDF announced the deaths of three combat soldiers and a paramedic who were killed during the fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. During operations in the southern Gaza Strip, Givati Brigade troops entered the area of the Read More …

Thailand: Rangers injured in bomb attack during patrol in Yala

Four rangers were seriously injured in a bomb attack in Yala’s Bang Sata district today. The rangers were patrolling in a pickup truck in Ban Bajoh village, Tambon Ban Bajoh, when insurgents, concealed in roadside undergrowth, triggered an improvised explosive Read More …

Philippines: Man killed in IED blast at beach resort

A man was killed in a suspected improvised explosive device explosion inside a beach resort in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur at dawn on Tuesday, September 17. Police are identifying the mangled victim whose body was reportedly cut in half. Lawmen Read More …

Nigeria: IEDs recovered after two police officers killed in Anambra Police Station attack

An attack by some hoodlums at Umunze Police Station in Anambra State in the early hours of Monday left two policemen dead. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command. According to him, five Read More …

India: 3 IEDs recovered and diffused in Sukma

Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the security personnel from separate locations in Naxal-affected Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Monday. During a road security operation (RSO) exercise from two different directions towards its Salatong security camp under Kistaram Read More …

India: Bengal Congress leader killed in bomb attack in Malda

The deceased was identified as Sheikh Saifuddin, an influential Congress of the Gopalpur area in Manikchak. His family alleged that goons backed by the TMC killed him, a charge dismissed by the state’s ruling party. The incident happened at the Read More …

Pakistan: Two police officers killed in IED explosion near Kuchlak Police Station

Two cops were martyred and two others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting a police vehicle near Kuchlak Police Station, some 20 kilometres from Quetta, on Saturday. The blast occurred at a location where the police vehicle Read More …

Iraq: 4 ISIS leaders killed in raid that left 7 US service members injured

Four senior ISIS leaders were killed in last month’s U.S.-Iraqi military raid in western Iraq including the group’s top operations leader in Iraq and its chief bombmaker for whom the United States had offered a $5 million reward, the U.S. Read More …

Pakistan: Eight security personnel injured in IED attack in Kalat district

In a concerning development from Balochistan, eight security personnel sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack near the Takht area of District Kalat on Friday. The incident occurred when an IED, planted on the roadside, detonated as a Read More …

Sweden says stamping out gangs ‘will take a decade’

Sweden’s justice minister has warned that stamping out the country’s violent crime epidemic will take a decade or more, with immigrant drug gangs infiltrating courts, the police and prisons. Criminologists have said the problems behind the crime wave, which has Read More …

Pakistan: Six policemen among 13 hurt in Wana blast

Six police personnel and seven civilians were injured in an explosion in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan district, on Monday morning. Separately, Gomal Uni­versity Vice Chancellor Dr Shakibullah came under an armed attack while he was leaving the University of Read More …

Greece: Explosion at Event Venue in Athens-Souniou Causes Damage to Nearby Shops

The incident occurred outside an event venue located along the Athens–Souniou road, where an improvised explosive device (IED) had been placed on a bench by unknown individuals, according to the Hellenic Police (ELAS). The explosion caused considerable damage to the Read More …

Pakistan: Son of tribal elder killed in Waziristan attack

The son of a tribal elder was killed in a remote controlled IED attack on his car in Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Police told The Express Tribune that in the Wana tehsil of South Waziristan an IED targeted Read More …

Cyprus: Police probe linked bomb attacks

Police are investigating a series of linked bomb attacks that have occurred in Nicosia, Larnaca, and Limassol in recent weeks. Investigators believe the same person is responsible for all four incidents, based on an analysis of improvised explosive devices found Read More …

Ontario: IED Investigation in Niagara Falls – Update 1

This incident remains under investigation by officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) detective office. Following the execution of a search warrant on Thursday September 5, 2024 at the home, a male Read More …