Kentucky: Madisonville man arrested for allegedly making homemade explosives

A Madisonville man was arrested by the FBI on Thursday for allegedly making homemade explosives. Federal court documents state Robert Coleman, 66, was “knowingly engaging in the business of importing, manufacturing, and/or dealing in explosive materials.” The FBI was alerted Read More …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency wants to use AI to scan for fentanyl at the border

In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass a bipartisan immigration bill “with the toughest set of border security reforms we’ve ever seen.” The bill would have, among other things, funded “100 Read More …

Armenia: Four arrested over ‘Bomb Attacks’ on the ruling party

Law-enforcement authorities have arrested four men accused of attempting politically motivated bomb attacks against members and supporters of Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party. According to the law-enforcement agency, one of the suspects planted an “improvised explosive device” that went off Read More …

Ontario: Man arrested after IED found at Barrie supportive housing complex

Police say one man is under arrest after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found at a housing complex in Barrie, forcing those in the immediate area to evacuate. Police say the investigation was launched late Monday afternoon after officers Read More …

India: Anti-Terror Agency Releases New Photos Of Bengaluru Cafe Blast Suspect

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released new photographs of the suspect linked to the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast which left 10 people injured. The anti-terror agency, which took over the case on March 3, has sought the public’s assistance Read More …

Belgium: Five houses damaged in explosion near to Antwerp’s Sportpaleis, three lorries torched at Antwerp docks

At around 11pm on Monday the Tweemontstraat, near to the Sportpaleis events centre was shaken by an explosion. At least 5 houses were damaged in the blast. A parked car also sustained damage in the explosion. A local resident told Read More …

Indonesia: Explosion at East Java Brimob office injures 10

An explosion at the bomb disposal office of the East Java Regional Police Mobile Brigade’s (Brimob’s) Gegana Detachment here on Monday left ten officers injured, Chief of the East Java Police Inspector General Imam Sugianto said. “I affirmed that there Read More …

Belgium: Four teens arrested for planning terrorist attack in Brussels

Three minors and an adult were arrested in Belgium on terrorism charges on Sunday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. Federal judicial police from Liège, Brussels, Charleroi and Ghent conducted searches on Sunday morning as part of ongoing Read More …

Philippine National Police (PNP) gets bomb disposal robots from US

The Philippine National Police (PNP) unlocked new capabilities as it obtained six advanced Bomb Removal Automated Vehicle (Brave) robots that were donated by United States Anti-Terrorism Assistance. The Brave robots, with a total value of P45 million, were turned over Read More …

Israel: Shin Bet and Jerusalem police thwart terrorist plot coordinated with Hamas in Gaza

The Shin Bet and the Central Unit of the Jerusalem District Police revealed a thwarted terrorist plot on Thursday, planned by two terrorists who coordinated with a Hamas terrorist in Gaza. One terrorist is a 17-year-old resident of Israel living Read More …

US extends detention of captain accused of shipping weapons to Houthis

A Pakistani national accused by US officials of carrying Iranian-made missile parts to Houthi rebels in Yemen is to remain behind bars awaiting trial. During a detention hearing in a federal court on Tuesday, federal prosecutors charged Muhammad Pahlawan with Read More …

NIJ: Advances in Detecting and Identifying Explosives After an Attack

The investigation following an explosion or bombing plays a vital role in uncovering the truth about the incident. Criminal justice practitioners often need to build cases and attribute involvement in a crime by locating and using trace amounts of evidence Read More …

Northern Ireland: Three men arrested after ‘pipe bomb type device’ found

Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have arrested three men in connection with an ongoing security alert in the Dungiven area. Police said they have recovered a “viable pipe bomb type device”. The device was found in the Curragh Read More …

Denmark drops investigation into Nord Stream pipeline blasts

Denmark has dropped its investigation into the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, becoming the second country to do so after Sweden closed a separate inquiry. The multibillion-dollar Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines Read More …

Northern Ireland: Woman found with bullets and balaclavas sentenced for terrorism offences

A woman who was found with bullets, balaclavas and instructions on how to build a bomb has been sentenced for terrorism offences in Co. Antrim. Jennifer Lennox was found with 118 bullets, 54 balaclavas and a bomb-making guide when PSNI Read More …

Pakistan: CTD claims arresting five TTP men in Bajaur raid

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has claimed arresting five alleged members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan during a raid in Bajaur tribal district, a senior official said on Friday. Addressing a press conference in the provincial capital, CTD SSP Najmul Husain Read More …

Canada announces additional support for Ukraine

Canada will provide critical financial and military support to Ukraine in 2024, including new financial support for Ukraine to meet its balance of payments and budgetary needs and stabilize its economy. This also includes the first year of a new Read More …

UK: Plymouth residents choose to stay put in face of German bomb threat

Some residents are refusing to leave their homes in Plymouth despite the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb that has led to more than 1,000 properties evacuated in the city. Thousands of people have been asked to leave Read More …

UK: Man pleads guilty to Gosport explosives offence

A man who detonated a low explosive device in the presence of police officers has admitted the offence in court. Police attended an address in Carr Court, Davenport Close, shortly before 10am on 28 August last year to arrest 54-year-old Read More …

UK: Man jailed for throwing homemade petrol bomb at an Edinburgh family home

A man who threw a petrol bomb at an Edinburgh family home to “scare” a man has been jailed for five years. Joseph Haughian, 38, threw the weapon at Lewis Gosman and struck a window in the Moredun area on Read More …