National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

Military and civilian explosive ordnance disposal experts tried out the latest Explosive Ordnance Disposal technologies and robotics in the 2024 National Robot Rodeo competition, Aug. 26-30. The week-long event, managed by the United States Bomb Technician Association, brought EOD bomb 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 …

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 …

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 …

Saudi Arabia executes three citizens for inciting terrorism

Saudi Arabia executed three citizens for committing acts of treason against the Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior announced Sunday in a statement. According to the ministry, the three nationals were accused of “providing support to terrorist entities, communicating with them, Read More …

Indonesia: Police arrests seven over Pope Francis ‘terror threats’

Security forces arrested seven people for making “terror threats” online against Pope Francis during his visit to the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country this week, the police said Friday. The 87-year-old pontiff made Southeast Asia’s biggest economy the first stop Read More …

UK man sentenced to nine years for arson after far-right riots

A British man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum seekers has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the longest punishment handed down so far to those involved in last month’s wave of Read More …

Cyprus: Authorities defuse grenade found in Nicosia village

Authorities defused a defensive grenade found in a village in the Nicosia district on Wednesday evening. A citizen discovered the grenade in a field and alerted the authorities, who cordoned off the area and called in a bomb disposal expert. Read More …

Ontario: Improvised Explosive Devices Discovered in Niagara Falls Home

Niagara Regional Police evacuated homes in the Beaver Glen Drive area of Niagara Falls yesterday after receiving a concern about a suspicious device. A Niagara based social worker, during the course of their duties, alerted police about the device at Read More …

German police kill suspect in exchange of fire near Israeli consulate in Munich

German police shot dead a man in an exchange of fire near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi history museum in Munich on Thursday, state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said. “Due to the intervention of the police, the perpetrator was Read More …

Ireland: Five men arrested after gardaí recover 19 petrol bombs from car in Co Kildare

Five men have been arrested after gardaí recovered a total of 19 petrol bombs from a car they had stopped in Co Kildare. Four men were arrested when detective gardaí attached to Leixlip Garda Station intercepted the car in the Read More …

New IAEA Publication about Detecting Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control

A new IAEA publication titled Detection in a State’s Interior of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control offers law enforcement agencies and frontline officers detailed guidance to support them in combatting criminal acts involving nuclear or other Read More …

Ireland: Hand grenade thrown at house and pub doused with petrol in separate incidents in Cork

Gardaí are investigating separate and unrelated incidents in which a hand grenade was thrown at a house, forcing a midnight evacuation of homes in a Cork housing estate, and an attack in which a man attempted to douse a pub Read More …

UK: Fire crews tackle ‘out of control’ blaze on film set near The O2 after pre-planned explosions

Firefighters were called to reports of explosions near The O2 in London – which was part of a “pre-planned filming event” but “spread out of control”. There is no risk to the public, police say, while the London Fire Brigade Read More …

US CENTCOM Forces and Iraqi Security Forces conduct partnered raid in Western Iraq

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the death of 15 ISIS operatives. The ISIS element was armed with Read More …

Bringing Drone Technology to Iraqi Police

“In 2021, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Salman Pak Training Center received 20 drones from UNMAS Iraq. These drones were distributed to relevant departments across the Iraqi governorates in order to ensure the best use of Read More …

Iowa: Dubuque man arrested after police find drugs, explosive device in his vehicle

A Dubuque man has been arrested after police said they found drugs and an improvised explosive device in his vehicle. In a criminal complaint, police said they saw 32-year-old Timothy Gremmel driving around at 5:47 p.m. on Aug. 20, and Read More …

India: NSG commandos undertake counter-terrorist mock drills at Kasol, Manali in Himachal Pradesh

The National Security Guard (NSG) commandos carried out a series of counter-terrorist mock drills at multiple locations which included the vulnerable and key targets in Kasol and Manali  in Himachal Pradesh. The mock drills primarily focussed on rehearsing and executing Read More …

Washington: Suspicious package on train, bomb squad responds in Ferndale

Last week Bellingham Police’s Hazardous Devices Unit answered a call from Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office about a suspicious package attached to a locomotive. Police described the package as a bag hanging on a train that pulled into Phillips 66 in Read More …

Pacific Islands leaders back Australia-funded joint policing plan

Pacific Islands states have backed an Australian-funded regional policing plan to improve training and create a multinational crisis reaction force. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said leaders endorsed the 400 million Australian dollars ($271m) proposal at their summit in Tonga Read More …