Northern Ireland: PSNI investigating Dunmurry bomb attack make arrest

Police investigating the Dunmurry car bomb attack have made an arrest. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the PSNI said detectives from their Terrorism Investigation Unit had made the arrest. The statement added: “Following searches this morning, Tuesday 28 Read More …

Nigeria: Troops intercept 11 suspects with IED-making materials in Abuja

Troops of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 11 suspected criminal elements conveying materials believed to be for the production of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Security sources said the suspects, comprising 10 Read More …

India: Second attack in 3 months, man dies in Patiala blast while ‘planting IED’

A powerful explosion on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) track in Punjab’s Patiala district late Monday night left one man dead, with police suspecting he was attempting to plant an improvised explosive device when it detonated. The blast occurred around Read More …

A Benchmark Dataset for Concealed Improvised Explosive Device Detection in X-ray Security Imaging

Threat detection in X-ray security screening is critical for preventing concealed threats in airports and other high-security venue where Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) remain among the most persistent and dangerous threats. The lack of a representative, and publicly available IED Read More …

Colorado: Five suspected improvised explosive devices found in Boulder County

What began as a shelter-in-place over the weekend in unincorporated Boulder County has now shifted into an active investigation. The Boulder County Communications Center got a call reporting a suspicious item just after 8 a.m. Sunday, from a passerby near Read More …

Myanmar: Three civilians injured in improvised explosive device explosions

On 17 April 2026 at 1:05 PM, a report stated that a man with shrapnel injuries was admitted to Dawei Township Public Hospital in Tanintharyi Region. When security personnel arrived at the hospital to conduct further investigation, the victim was Read More …

Syria: Security units foil terrorist plot, seize weapons and explosives

Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that its specialized units have dismantled an “active terrorist cell” and arrested five of its members. Preliminary data indicated that members of the cell were involved in assembling explosive devices, preparing improvised explosive devices Read More …

Nigeria: Troops intercept ammunition, explosives in Kaduna, neutralise IEDs in Imo

Nigerian security forces have recorded significant gains in ongoing counter-threat operations, intercepting a cache of ammunition and explosive materials in Kaduna State while also discovering and neutralising improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Imo State. In Kaduna, troops deployed along the Read More …

Nigeria: Police foil bomb attack in Akure, arrest six suspects with IED materials

Six suspects have been arrested by police detectives in Ondo State over a failed bomb attack in Akure, the state capital. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state police commissioner, Adebowale Lawal, said the operation led to the arrest of six suspects Read More …

India: Second IED blast in 24 hours injures jawan in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest

The anti-Maoist operation in the Saranda forest region of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district has intensified even as one more security personnel, the sixth, has been injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast — the second such explosion within the Read More …

Iran: IED explosion in central Tehran

The source of an explosion sound in downtown Tehran on Tuesday night was a homemade explosive package, with reports suggesting the damage caused by the blast was minor and there were no casualties. On Tuesday night, April 14, two liquid Read More …

Afghanistan: Saving lives in Helmand’s most conflict-affected communities

In the south of Afghanistan, Helmand Province was once at the centre of heavy fighting between the Taliban and NATO and the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. Until 2021, NATO and the ANA tried to expel the Taliban from their Read More …

Ukraine: Police detain two young men suspected of terrorist attack in Brovary

Police have detained two young men suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, on the orders of Russian secret services. At 22:08 on 13 April, a report was received via the 102 emergency line about an Read More …

Myanmar: Five civilians injured in improvised explosive device explosion in Tanintharyi Region

On 11 April 2026 at 2:15 PM, five residents of Yar Phu (Thit) Village in Yebyu Township in Tanintharyi Region, were working in a rubber plantation near the village, they stepped on an improvised explosive device planted by so-called PDF Read More …

Nigeria: Commanding officer, six soldiers killed in IED explosion in Borno

Troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled an attempted infiltration by insurgents at a military position in Monguno, but suffered fatal losses from an Improvised Explosive Device shortly after the engagement. Read More …

India: 21 bunkers flattened, 13 IEDs seized by security forces in Manipur

Security forces have reportedly destroyed 21 bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district and seized 13 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the Tengnoupal district. On Saturday, 14 bunkers were destroyed in Sikibung village and seven in Mongkot Chepu, both under the jurisdiction Read More …

West Bank: IDF confiscates 200 pipe bombs, numerous IEDs in Tulkarm

The IDF destroyed on Friday an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarm in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday morning. Numerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including about 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, and large gas cylinders meant to be Read More …

India: 5 officials injured in crude bomb explosion during search op in Bihar’s Begusarai

Five officials, including three personnel of the Special Task Force (STF), were injured in a crude bomb explosion in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Saturday, police said. The incident happened in the Navkothi area in the afternoon, they said. The explosion Read More …

Bangladesh: IEDs, anti-personnel mines detected, flammable chemicals seized at Naikhongchhari border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detected improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and anti-personnel mines along the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban and seized a significant quantity of flammable chemical substances in separate operations. According to a BGB press release, a patrol team Read More …