Maryland: Frederick County man with explosive devices charged in home invasion

A Frederick County man is charged with forcing his way into a relative’s home, with explosive devices, and threatening to stab the person with a steak knife. Dominic M. Valenti, 25, is accused in the incident on West C Street Read More …

California: Pomona Patrol Officers Respond to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a Pipe Bomb

On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 9:04 PM, Pomona Police Dispatch received a call from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Security staff. Security staff advised dispatch they located a PVC pipe with endcaps and a fuse on person who Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police arrest woman as part of investigation into Oglaigh na hEireann criminality

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested under the Terrorism Act as part of an investigation linked to Oglaigh na hEireann criminality. Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit arrested the woman following a search of a property in west Belfast on Read More …

Iraq arrests suspect who armored vehicles, made explosives for ISIS

Iraqi security forces on Saturday released a video confession of a suspect who armored vehicles for the Islamic State (ISIS) in Salahaddin province and made improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for the terror group. “They [ISIS] tasked me with armoring vehicles Read More …

Trinidad & Tobago: TTPS gets first female internationally trained Bomb Tech

WPC Shawnee Alexandra Thompson is the first female officer to be internationally qualified as a bomb technician within the TTPS and the Caribbean. Thompson says it never once crossed her mind to pursue such a daunting feat. However, she successfully navigated Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces kill two terrorists in wake of DI Khan IED attack

Security forces on Wednesday killed two terrorists during a shootout in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, the military said in a statement. “On 10 August, an IED exploded on a police vehicle in general area Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan district. Read More …

India: Police to reward those who detect dummy IEDs

The Delhi Police has decided to reward people who will detect the dummy improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which were planted by the Special Cell in different districts of the national Capital, a senior officer said on Saturday. The Delhi Police Read More …

Russia: FSB foils terror attack in Karachay-Circassian Republic

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) foiled a terror attack plotted by a supporter of Ukraine’s Right Sector extremist group (outlawed in Russia) against military personnel and police in Cherkessk in the Karachay-Circassian Republic, the FSB press office told TASS on Read More …

Alabama Hosting Law Enforcement, Dog Teams For Explosives Training

Fifteen dog teams from across Alabama and Mississippi are in Tuscaloosa for a three-day training offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The University of Alabama is hosting the Department of Homeland Security’s Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative. REDDI Read More …

UK: Arrest warrant issued for Manchester Arena bomber’s brother Ismail Abedi

A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of the older brother of the Manchester Arena bomber after he refused to give evidence to the inquiry into the bombing and fled the country. The district judge said he was Read More …

U.S. Department of Justice: Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

A Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced today to life imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death. According to court documents, Mohammed Khalifa, aka Read More …

Ukraine: 31 German extremists have entered the country since the beginning of the war

Since the beginning of the war, the security authorities have registered 31 trips of “persons with extremist connections” from Germany to Ukraine, according to a report. According to the findings of the Federal Police, the Federal Criminal Police Office and Read More …

India: MHA Approves Rs 45-Cr CRPF Plan To Purchase Vehicle-Mounted Jammers To Combat IED Threat

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved Rs 45.19 crore for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to purchase vehicle-mounted Remote Controller Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED) jammers for use in hyper-sensitive areas especially in Jammu and Kashmir and for Read More …

UK: Man arrested after armed officers and snipers were called to report of ‘suspicious package’ in West Sussex

A man has been arrested after armed police, bomb disposal squads and snipers descended on a police station in West Sussex when a suspicious package was discovered this afternoon. Officers surrounded the Burgess Hill Police Station in West Sussex after Read More …

Israel: Police foil attempt to bomb restaurant in Be’er Tuvia amid apparent criminal dispute

Police on Saturday said officers had foiled an attempt to bomb a popular restaurant in southern Israel days earlier, amid an apparent criminal dispute. According to police, a large explosive device planted at the restaurant in a town in the Read More …

Missiles sent to Ukrainian troops could end up on black market as criminal gangs try to intercept Western supplies

Criminal gangs are trying to intercept Western weapons supplies sent to Ukraine amid fears they will be sold on the black market, the Daily Mail can reveal. British anti-tank rockets are among an estimated £7billion of military aid to have Read More …

Nigeria: UN Mine Action Service Trains 27 Borno Police Men On IED Disposal

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has commended the United Nations Mine Action Service, for training 24 Police officers at the Borno Command on proper usage of Explosive Ordinance Disposal and a donation of requisite equipment to perform effectively. Read More …

Philippines: Tip-off leads to seizure of NPA firearms, IED in Agusan Norte

A tip-off from a resident helped the Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion (29IB) recover four high-powered firearms and an improvised explosive device (IED) belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Bangonay, Jabonga, Agusan del Norte. Col. Jason Read More …