Kenya: 3 police officers killed in roadside blast in Garissa

At least three police officers were killed and eight others wounded when their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device on Monday in Garissa County in northeastern Kenya, according to the police. After the explosion, the al-Shabab militants ambushed the Read More …

Missouri: Explosive device found during search of suspicious vehicle

A search of a vehicle considered suspicious resulted in the location of an improvised explosive device (IED) early Sunday morning in Howell County. The device was safely removed, and the two occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody. The Read More …

India: Security forces defuse three IEDs in West Singhbhum

Security forces have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully recovering three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from a Naxal-infested area in West Singhbhum, under the jurisdiction of Goilkera police station. The operation, carried out in close coordination between the state police Read More …

British Columbia: Second device discovered in Aberdeen confirmed to be pipe bomb

The Kamloops RCMP is warning residents to be vigilant following the confirmation that a second device found yesterday was pipe bomb containing explosives. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) confirmed the device reported and Read More …

Pakistan: Three soldiers killed in North Waziristan suicide attack

Three soldiers including Naib Subedar Sahib Khan, Naik Muhammad Ibrahim and Sepoy Jehangir Khan embraced martyrdom when a vehicle borne suicide bomber exploded himself at Miran Shah in North Waziristan District. According to ISPR, the suicide bomber intended targeting the Read More …

British Columbia: Bomb squad handles suspicious package in Kamloops neighbourhood

RCMP had a portion of a residential street in the Aberdeen area closed Tuesday morning, July 4, due to what has been been confirmed to be the presence of a pipe bomb. Officers were on scene in the 900-block of Read More …

Washington DC: Three businesses targeted with explosive devices as hooded suspect on loose

Explosive devices were detonated outside three businesses in Washington DC in the early hours of Sunday, according to law enforcement. The devices exploded outside stores in the northeast of the capital within 15 minutes of each other, according to the Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists’ IED kills six in Borno

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Maiduguri/Bama road has killed six occupants of a commercial vehicle in Borno State. Five passengers and the driver were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in ran over the Read More …

Mexico: Suspected car bomb explodes in the city of Celaya amid cartel turf war

An apparent booby trap or car bomb has exploded in a cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounding several officers of the country’s National Guard who approached the vehicle to inspect it. The National Guard said on Thursday that the explosion occurred late Read More …

Washington: Tennis ball rigged with fuse leads bomb squad to man’s truck

A driver found a tennis ball rigged with a fuse in his truck, prompting a bomb squad response in Washington, troopers said. The man was driving to get an estimate for a shattered window on June 29, Washington State Patrol Read More …

Boko Haram brings IEDs back to Cameroon

Boko Haram’s return to using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is a major worry for Cameroon’s Far North Region. Until recently, the region hadn’t recorded any major bomb attacks since 8 January 2021, when 15 people were killed in Mozogo. But Read More …

UNAMA report records heavy toll on Afghan civilians by IED attacks

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) remain a significant concern in Afghanistan – despite an overall decline in civilian casualties since the Taliban takeover – characterized by a rise in attacks on places of worship and against the minority Hazara community, a Read More …

Afghanistan: Security forces seize weapons and ammunition in Paktika

According to a statement released by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on Monday, Afghan security forces in the country’s eastern Paktika province have confiscated significant weapons and ammunition. The confiscated weapons and ammunition, according to the statement, include thousands Read More …

UK: Arrests made and alleged ‘improvised explosive devices’ found after ‘explosion’ in South Shields

Arrests have been made after a number of alleged “improvised explosive devices” were found following reports of an explosion in South Shields. Police were called to an address on St Aidan’s Road on Sunday afternoon after reports of an explosion Read More …

India: Security forces seized mortar shells and neutralised IED in Manipur

Twelve bunkers have been destroyed in Manipur and six mortar shells seized during search operations by security forces in the last 24 hours in Tamenglong, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Kangpokpi, Kakching and Churachandpur districts, police said on Sunday night. During the Read More …

UK: Rotherham man charged with possession of explosive substance

A Rotherham man with appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of an explosive substance. Brett Ainley, 41, of Treefield Close in Wingfield is charged with possession of an explosive substance following a warrant at his property yesterday (23 Read More …

Israel: Police footage shows moment troops targeted by Jenin roadside bomb

Police on Friday published footage from an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier this week, during which Israeli troops were targeted by a large roadside bomb. The explosive device heavily damaged a Panther armored personnel carrier (APC) Read More …

Yemen: Two military staff killed in al-Qaeda bombing attack in southern Abyan province

Two Yemeni military staff were killed on Thursday in a bombing attack carried out by the militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch in the country’s southern province of Abyan. The incident occurred when the al-Qaeda militants planted an improvised explosive Read More …

Kenya: Seven killed in Mandera as vehicles run over explosives

Seven people were killed in two separate incidents when vehicles ran over improvised explosives in north-east Kenya, with police saying in one of the cases that they suspected members of al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab were responsible. Four died in the Read More …

Pakistan: Two soldiers killed in IED explosion in North Waziristan

Two soldiers were martyred in an improvised explosive device attack in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan on Tuesday, the ISPR said in a statement. The martyrs were identified as Sepoy Gul Rauf, aged 29, resident of district Lakki Marwat, Read More …