UK: Man is arrested on suspicion of making or possessing an explosive substance in Derby

A man has been arrested and more than 50 houses are evacuated after a number of suspicious items were found during a police search warrant. Officers attended a house in Derbyshire alongside a bomb disposal unit at around 11.30am today Read More …

Philippines: New ’emir’ of Daulah Islamiya, 4 others die in Maguindanao clash

The newly appointed emir or commander of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Daulah Islamiya (DI) group has been killed in an armed clash with the military in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a ranking general revealed on Friday, Dec. 3. Asim Karinda alias Abu Read More …

Terror suspect arrested at London Stansted Airport

A 26-year-old man has been arrested at London Stansted Airport on suspicion of “extreme right-wing” terrorism. Counter Terrorism officers from the Metropolitan Police detained the UK national prior to boarding an outbound flight on Friday. A search of an address Read More …

Iowa: Monticello man charged with arson after basement explosion injuring deputy

A Monticello man faces a first-degree arson charge, accused of causing an explosion in his home’s basement that injured a Jones County deputy last month. David J. Costello, 62, had threatened to set off a bomb at his home Nov. Read More …

UK: Troops and police train together to hunt down terrorists

80 Soldiers from the 5th Battalion The RIFLES joined forces with four police organisations: Thames Valley Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Ministry of Defence Police and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary to hunt down three fugitive terrorists in the village of Longmoor; in Read More …

Iceland police say homemade bomb found in Reykjavik dumpster

Three men were arrested after a homemade bomb was found in a residential neighborhood of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, police said Wednesday. The explosives were discovered Tuesday in a dumpster near an apartment building that houses the U.S. ambassador’s residence, but Read More …

Nebraska: Grand Island police are trying to track down the person responsible for a pipe bomb blast

Grand Island police are trying to track down the person responsible for a pipe bomb that exploded in a shed at a business in the west end of town. Police reports indicate that an employee at Mid-Nebraska Feeds said an Read More …

Uganda: Police discover bomb making materials during operation in Nabweru

The Uganda Police have recovered more bomb making materials in Nabweru a suburb in Kampala during their ongoing operations against suspected Allied Democratic Forces terror cells in the country. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga says the Joint Security Team will continue Read More …

New Zealand: Suspected pipe bomb leads to Defence Force callout in Temuka

The Defence Force sent an explosive disposal team to a Temuka property on Friday after concerns a pipe bomb had been located in the bedroom of a home in the South Canterbury town. A New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson confirmed Read More …

Kenya: Lamu welders on the spot for supplying al Shabaab terrorists with explosives

Welders in Lamu county have been accused for cooperating with Al Shabaab militants in the region by helping them manufacture explosives. According to the coast region coordinator John Elungata, welders in areas close to the Boni forest and the Lamu-Somalia Read More …

Somalia: Security forces seize weapons, arrest Al-Shabab suspects in Mogadishu

Security forces in Mogadishu Monday arrested three Al-Shabaab suspects and seized a cache of weapons. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said its Dufaan military wing unearthed the weapons which included mortar shells from a bunker operated by Al-Shabaab Read More …

India: Militant arrested with explosives in Imphal

A combined team of district police commando unit, Imphal East and 15 Assam Rifles, on Thursday arrested one active cadre of proscribed underground organisation PREPAK(Pro) along with improvised explosive device (IED) which was to be planted, reportedly at Mantripukhri, Imphal. Read More …

Australia: Police seize cache of guns, bombs from property on Sydney’s outskirts

Police say a doomsday prepper who allegedly amassed dozens of guns and 250 kilograms of explosive material at his home on Sydney’s outskirts put the community at risk of a “catastrophic event”. Simon Mitchell Clay, 42, was arrested during a Read More …

Alabama: Man facing multiple charges after suspected improvised explosive devices found in vehicle on I-65

Calera Police Chief David Hyche said a person is facing charges of possession of destructive devices and DUI after two suspected improvised explosive devices were found in a vehicle on I-65. Wesley Edwards Mills has been formally charged with felony Read More …

Minneapolis Bomb Squad called out Friday in Willmar after arrest of Lake Lillian man

The Minneapolis Police Department Bomb Squad was called out to secure two suspected explosive devices Friday after local police found them during an investigation into a physical domestic incident in Willmar, according to a news release from Willmar Police Chief Read More …

Uganda arrests four over suspected explosive device

Ugandan police, in a security crackdown following deadly suicide bombings, said Tuesday they had arrested four Somalis for bringing a suspected explosive device into a resort due to host President Yoweri Museveni this week. A week after twin bombings killed Read More …

Ohio: Toledo Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Improvised Explosive Device

U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Jeffrey Davenport, 52, of Toledo, was sentenced on Monday, November 22, by Judge Jack Zouhary to 54 months in prison after Davenport pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Read More …

Israel’s Shin Bet Arrests 50 Members of Hamas Cell Planning Attacks

Israeli security forces arrested dozens of members of a Hamas cell that was in the advanced stages of planning major terror attacks in the West Bank and Israel, the Shin Bet security service said Monday. The effort to uncover the Read More …

UK: Liverpool attacker had been buying bomb parts ‘at least since April’

The Liverpool bomber had been buying bomb components since at least April, police have revealed. Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said that Iraq-born Emad Al Swealmeen had rented a property in Liverpool seven months ago and had started making “relevant Read More …