Northern Ireland: Explosive device seized by police in south Armagh

An explosive device and a number of other items have been seized by police in south Armagh. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers recovered and made safe an improvised explosive device, and removed a number of items Read More …

Pakistan: Three officers injured in blast on highway police vehicle in Balochistan’s Nasirabad

Three cops were injured in an attack on a highway police vehicle in Balochistan’s Nasirabad District on Monday, an official said. Highway Police’s Senior Superintendent of Police Khadim Husain said that the incident took place when the highway police team Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts destroy Russian drone armed with two mines in Sumy region

In the Sumy region, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists destroyed the warhead of a Russian drone equipped with fragmentation mines. The Sumy Regional Police reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “One of the attack drones used by the enemy Read More …

7/7 bombings: How the tragic events of July 2005 changed UK counter-terrorism forever

It is a date seared into the collective memories of all over a certain age. That morning on July 7, 2005, just before 9am, suicide bombers detonated devices on three Tube trains in central London. An hour later, a fourth Read More …

Ukraine: SBU classifies Odesa car explosion as attempted terrorist attack

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has classified the July 5 car explosion in Odesa’s Kyivskyi district as an attempted terrorist attack. According to the SBU’s regional office in Odesa, the blast occurred in the morning on Varnenska Street, when Read More …

Connecticut: Seymour man arrested for alleged possession of homemade explosives

Police arrested a Seymour man during a domestic disturbance call after officers found homemade explosive devices in the home. While conducting the investigation for the reported domestic disturbance, police said they found what appeared to be “improvised” explosive devices along Read More …

EDU turns 50: Celebrating the past and high-tech future of the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit

2025 marks a milestone for the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU), as the unit celebrates 50 years of service in British Columbia. Started with just two part-time members in 1975 when the RCMP took over explosives work across BC, Read More …

UK: Four charged in terror probe over break-in at RAF Brize Norton and causing £7m of damage

Four people have appeared in court over the break-in at RAF Brize Norton after £7million of damage was inflicted. The group Palestine Action have claimed the damage on two Voyager aircraft was carried out by them. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Read More …

Ukraine strengthens capacities to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate CBRN crimes with EU-supported course

As Ukraine faces complex security challenges amid ongoing conflict and external aggression, the risk of incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials has intensified. Accidental releases, sabotage, or the intentional use of hazardous substances require not only a Read More …

Wisconsin: Milwaukee Police search for suspect who exploded ‘makeshift’ tennis ball bomb in neighborhood

An unidentified man allegedly built a homemade bomb hidden inside of a tennis ball and planted it in a strangers’ residential garage. According to homeowner Britney Ortiz Djuric, she heard a “very loud” explosion coming from her garage just before Read More …

Pakistan: Two terrorists killed, two arrested in Balochistan’s Duki district

Security forces on Sunday killed two terrorists and apprehended two others during an operation in Balochistan’s Duki district, a statement from the military’s media wing said. The statement, issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that security forces conducted Read More …

Thailand: Hidden explosives uncovered in sand at Patong Beach

Holidaymakers were left rattled as police scoured Phuket’s beaches to unearth a series of hidden explosive devices planted by suspects intent on chaos. Police confirmed yesterday evening, June 27, that the last two devices connected to the suspects’ shocking confession Read More …

California: 3,300 pounds of illegal fireworks seized, 3 arrested in San Jose police raids

San Jose police arrested three men and seized more than 3,300 pounds of illegal fireworks in a series of recent raids, SJPD said Friday. San Jose residents David Benito-Carbajal, 31, Juan Rocha, 52, and Javier Martinez, 26, were arrested and Read More …

UK: Man dies and Bomb Squad called to incident in St Helens

Emergency services remain at the scene of a home in St Helens after multiple unexploded devices were discovered inside the property, prompting an evacuation and an overnight cordon. Officers were initially called to the address on Chadwick Road on Monday Read More …

Chemists develop contactless system to detect Fentanyl, explosives and other harmful substances

A system that detects trace levels of fentanyl, cocaine, explosives and other harmful substances through the air has been created by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. New test results of a device based on the Read More …

Victoria: Man arrested after police locate guns and explosives in Churchill

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man overnight after locating firearms and explosives in Churchill. A search warrant was executed at a residential property in Churchill yesterday afternoon (Monday, 23 June). As part of the search, police located what Read More …

Northern Ireland: Man accused of pipe bomb attack on Belfast Islamic Centre ‘needs psychiatric assessment’

A man accused of carrying out a pipe bomb attack on the Belfast Islamic Centre may require a psychiatric assessment, a court has heard. Jonathan Robert Bell, 34, was arrested after a viable explosive device was thrown through a window Read More …

Arizona: Three improvised explosive devices found near Sahuarita town

Law enforcement disabled three improvised explosive devices in southern Arizona within a single week, though no arrests have been made, according to Sahuarita police. About 7 p.m. on June 20, the Sahuarita Police Department received 911 calls reporting a suspicious, Read More …

Oregon: Police investigate ‘improvised explosive’ which led to I-5 closure, suspect arrested

Several blocks in Northeast Portland closed on Thursday afternoon as police searched the area following the arrest of a man accused of making a makeshift bomb. Portland resident Alexander R. Wick, 38, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center Read More …

Pennsylvania: 13 improvised explosive devices found at home of man arrested near “No Kings” protest

Investigators said they found 13 improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs, inside the home of a man who was heavily armed and arrested near a “No Kings” protest in West Chester, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, after previously saying seven explosives Read More …