California: Man arrested after IED discovered in Susanville

A man is facing charges after an improvised explosive device was found in a Susanville residence. At around 1:45 p.m. Monday, officers with the Susanville Police Department responded to a call for service in the area of Campbell Road. Police Read More …

Northern Ireland: Two arrested in Tyrone and Fermanagh over discovery of device in Irish Republic

Two men have been charged in connection with the discovery of a suspected explosive device in the Irish Republic last year. Police arrested the pair, aged 44 and 49, in Fermanagh and Tyrone on Tuesday night. They were charged with Read More …

UK: ‘Nerdy’ man made explosive devices in shed

A “nerdy” autistic heroin user who liked “doing science” has gone on trial charged with making explosive substances in his garden shed. Harry Whittaker, 33, has denied two allegations of making explosive substances, and four of possessing explosive substances, at Read More …

Italy: Three police officers killed in apparently deliberate farmhouse explosion during eviction attempt

Three members of Italy’s military police, the carabinieri, were killed and another 13 officers injured in an explosion as law enforcement attempted to carry out an eviction near the northeastern city of Verona, authorities said on Tuesday. Two middle-aged brothers Read More …

Tennessee: Sevier County explosion leads to arrest

A Sevier County Sheriff’s Office investigation into an explosion at a home in the Ellis Woods Loop area has led to an arrest, Sheriff Michael Hodges announced Monday. The explosion happened Sunday. Hodges said an Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technician Read More …

UK: Secondary school-aged boy charged after bomb squad called to North Tyneside incident

A secondary school-aged boy has been charged after an incident that led to the deployment of an army bomb disposal team in North Tyneside. Police received a report of “suspicious activity” in the area on Friday (10 October) at around Read More …

FBI: Public’s Help Sought Upon 40th Anniversary of the Santa Ana Bombing Murder of Arab American Activist Alexander Michel Odeh

Upon this weekend’s 40th anniversary of the murder of Alexander Michel Odeh, the victim of a targeted bombing in Orange County, California, the FBI reminds the public that the case remains open and that the United States Department of Justice Read More …

New Joint Task Force Established to Lead SOUTHCOM Counter-Narcotics Operations

MIAMI, Fla. – U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the establishment of a new Joint Task Force (JTF) under II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) today to synchronize and augment counter-narcotics efforts across the Western Hemisphere. The JTF will integrate the Read More …

Belgium: 3 arrested in suspected terror plot to deploy explosive device using drone

Belgian federal authorities have arrested three young suspects in connection with what prosecutors said was an attempted terrorist attack on the country’s politicians, including Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Federal prosecutor Ann Fransen said the suspects — born in 2001, Read More …

Pakistan sees surge in militant-linked violence in third quarter

Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday. The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) reported a 46 percent rise Read More …

Kenya: Vice Chief of Defence Forces John Omenda calls for continental unity to tackle rising IED threat

The Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF), Lt Gen John Omenda, has called for continental solidarity to combat the growing threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Africa. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Africa Annual Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Read More …

Washington D.C.: Man arrested at D.C. Catholic church had 200 homemade explosives

A man had more than 200 handmade destructive devices — including bottle rockets and molotov cocktails — in a tent on the steps of a D.C. cathedral where Supreme Court justices were expected to attend Mass on Sunday, court records Read More …

Pakistan: 7 injured after blast derails 4 Jaffar Express carriages in Sindh’s Shikarpur

At least seven people were injured on Tuesday after a blast on a railway track derailed four bogies of the Jaf­far Express in Sindh’s Shikarpur district, according to officials. Shikarpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shahzeb Chachar said that the Read More …

Germany: Oktoberfest 2025 ends with financial loss due to bomb scare in Munich

The closure, followed by searches by emergency services for booby traps and an increased security presence, had a knock on effect on the festival’s financial impact. The 2025 Oktoberfest, the world’s largest folk festival, closed in the southern German city Read More …

Republic of Georgia: Large cache of weapons and explosives discovered, planned sabotage for October 4 prevented

The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) announced the discovery of a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives with a detonator, allegedly purchased under the instruction of a Georgian representative of a Ukrainian military unit. SSG says the weapons Read More …

Ohio: Columbus man found with explosives in vehicle during traffic stop

A Columbus man is accused of manufacturing explosives after police say they found improvised explosive devices in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the city’s South Side, according to a criminal complaint. The suspect, a 29-year-old from the Southeast Read More …

Pakistan: Peshawar IED blast injures four policemen: official

At least four policemen were injured on Thursday when their vehicle was hit by the improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Peshawar’s Garhi Qamar Din area, said police. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Masood Bangash said that a police Read More …

UK: Two killed and suspect shot dead in Manchester synagogue car ramming and stabbing attack

Three people have died, including the suspected attacker, in a car ramming and stabbing attack at a synagogue in Manchester, with the suspect shot by police. The incident came on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish religious Read More …

Ireland: Explosive device, cocaine and thousands of euro seized from Limerick halting site

An explosive device, cocaine, crack cocaine and €5,500 in cash was recovered as gardai swooped on a Traveller site in Limerick. As part of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised criminal group, Gardaí from the Limerick Crime Unit, Read More …