India: Police recover 3 IEDs in Haryana

In a big breakthrough, Karnal district police arrested four terror suspects near Bastara toll plaza on Thursday. The suspects were arrested with weapons, ammunition and IEDs. Following the arrests, the Punjab Police on Thursday released a statement mentioning the weaponry Read More …

Massachusetts: Cambridge Police Introduce New K9 to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit

K9s Dixie, Kevin, Tango and Zambra have a new colleague at the Cambridge Police Department. Meet K9 Tony! Look for K9 Tony out in the community with Officer Bikofsky, his partner and handler. The two have secured multiple certifications together, Read More …

Pakistan: Policeman killed, five others injured in two separate blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

A policeman has been killed and five others injured in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. A police constable was killed and another was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated close to Read More …

Afghanistan: Parwan police arrested two suspects and seized IEDs after blasts target electricity pylons in South Salang

Parwan police arrested the perpetrators of the destruction of power transmission pylons in South Salang. The two were arrested today during a reconnaissance operation in Salang district of Parwan province. Improvised explosive devices that the perpetrators were planning to use Read More …

Ukrainian law enforcement officers continue painstaking work eliminating explosive hazards

“Destroy and do not stop”, – Metropolitan EOD technician Igor Wojciechowski on the seizure of enemy ammunition. Law enforcement officers continue painstaking work eliminating explosive objects using controlled explosions to neutralize them. After all, no undetonated projectile should harm civilians. Read More …

Oklahoma: Explosive device rendered safe in Bixby

Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene after an improvised explosive device (IED) was found in a car after a police chase Thursday morning. Bixby police got into a pursuit that started near 126th and Memorial and ended near Read More …

Ethiopia arrests four over hotel bomb attack in Harar

Ethiopian authorities have arrested four suspects in connection with the Sunday bomb attack at a hotel in the historic city of Harar. In a statement on Tuesday, Harari Regional State Police Commissioner, Nesri Zekerya, said that the four suspects are Read More …

Israel: Shin Bet says it busted Islamic Jihad cell in West Bank that planned bomb attack

The Shin Bet security service says it has foiled an attempt by the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group to enlist residents of the West Bank to commit attacks against Israeli targets. The agency says several Palestinians from the Jenin Read More …

An Insurgency In Ukraine Is Growing, Says a Former FBI Acting Deputy Director and IED Expert

After the United States and coalition partners invaded Iraq on March 20, 2003, it was not long before improvised explosive devices – sometimes called roadside bombs or simply IEDs – began to take a toll. Less sophisticated at first, and Read More …

Nigeria: Imo police arrest suspected IPOB bomb maker, recover weapons

The police in Imo State, on Friday, disclosed the arrest of a 50-year-old suspected to be a bomb maker for the Indigenous People of Biafra. A statement issued by the police spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, in Owerri, the state capital, disclosed Read More …

UK: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion on a ‘suspicious device’ in Rochdale

A huge blast echoed across Rochdale town centre this morning as the bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on a ‘suspicious device’. A heavy emergency services response was sparked after the item was discovered at around 3am. A large Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police van petrol bombed at Easter parade

Shocking video shows the moment violent thugs threw petrol bombs at a police van in Londonderry following a string of republican Easter marches across Northern Ireland at the weekend – as officers in the British province arrested seven men under Read More …

Ukraine: Kropyvnytskyi police seized weapons, explosives and ammunition

A special operation to detain a previously convicted local resident was carried out by the officers of the criminal investigation department, military police and EOD team. During the authorized searches at the place of residence of the citizen, law enforcement Read More …

UK: Police anti-terror IT system was ‘not fit for purpose’ – former officer

A key intelligence database used by police to investigate extremists was “not fit for purpose” when introduced in 2014, a former counter-terrorism officer has told the BBC. The officer, who retired in 2018, says the National Common Intelligence Application (NCIA) Read More …

New York: 5 Shot, Unexploded Devices Found at NYC Train Station

Law enforcement sources say five people were shot at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke Tuesday morning at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park found multiple people shot and unexploded devices. Read More …

Philippines: Army foils bombing attempt in Maguindanao

Security forces on Saturday foiled a bombing attempt in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province when they found an improvised explosive device (IED) in the subvillage of Masalay in Barangay Matagobong of the municipality, a military official said. Col. Oriel Pangcog, Read More …

North Carolina: Device found uptown ‘intentionally designed’ to look like explosive

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they are investigating after a device that was “intentionally designed” to look like an explosive was found in uptown Charlotte Sunday. Investigators said they rendered it safe. CMPD said it received a call about a suspicious package Read More …