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Two brothers were sentenced to 40 years each in prison on Friday for murdering anti-corruption Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Alfred and George Degiorgio were convicted of making, planting and detonating the car bomb that killed 53-year-old Daphne Caruana Galizia Read More …
There have been over 70 explosions this year. Police say they have links to criminal gangs. There are often explosions near houses where ordinary people live. On Tuesday, there were two explosions in Skåne, one in Åstorp and one in Read More …
The Abia Police Command has arrested 10 members of a dare-devil armed robbery gang that allegedly robbed a bullion van on July 26 and carted away about N390 million. The Commissioner of Police, Janet Agbede, said the suspects belonged to Read More …
Linkages between illicit arms, organized crime, and armed conflict can reinforce one another while also escalating and prolonging violence and eroding governance.1 Financial gains from crime can lengthen or intensify armed conflicts by creating revenue streams for non-State armed groups Read More …
With the arrest of seven persons including a man who planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the car of Punjab Police Sub-Inspector in Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday said that it is yet another Read More …
A forensic examiner and a detective were wounded when an explosive device went off while they were examining a crime scene in northern Mexico, authorities say. The device appears to have been a booby trap, though police in the state Read More …
Earlier this morning, at about 02:00, a security officer responded to a panic alarm at a filling station in Meloding. Upon arrival at the scene, he noticed a group of about 10 heavily armed men and an ATM that was Read More …
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 …
The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that “the government of Read More …
Weapons sent to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in February will end up in the global hidden economy and in the hands of criminals, the head of Interpol has said. Jürgen Stock says once the conflict ends, a wave of guns Read More …
President Biden is expected to sign in the coming days a $40 billion security-assistance package that will supercharge the flow of missiles, rockets, artillery and drones to a war-torn Ukraine. But what remains unclear is Washington’s ability to keep track Read More …
At least six Colombian soldiers have been killed in a bombing in the country’s northwest, the army said, attributing the attack to accused drug traffickers who are active in the area. Another five soldiers were injured and one remains missing Read More …
Special squads of Mexican army troops equipped with metal detectors and bomb suits have deployed to the western state of Michoacan, where warring drug cartels have planted land mines or improvised explosive devices. The squads apparently have found dozens of Read More …
A farmer with fields on a front line between warring drug cartels in Michoacan state was killed when his pickup truck drove over an improvised land mine, prosecutors said Monday, reporting what appears to be the first civilian death from Read More …
In the war raging between drug cartels in western Mexico, gangs have begun using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on roads to disable army vehicles. The self-defense movement in the town of Tepalcatepec, in western Michoacan state, said improvised land mines Read More …
The Ministry of National Defense armoured truck was hit by an explosive device, during military convoy in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán. The explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m. on a road near Loma Blanca, a community located very close to the borders between Read More …
A man was seriously injured on Wednesday when the car he was in exploded in the northern town of Ness Ziona. The explosion happened as the car was stopped at a traffic light on Haminyan Harishon Street. MDA paramedics treated Read More …
A drug cartel used drones to drop explosives on unsuspecting inhabitants in the forests of Tepalcatepec, Mexico, in the latest demonstration of unchecked violence in the region. People were sent running for their lives on Monday as the drones, controlled Read More …
Four suspects aged between 25 and 37 were arrested by police on charges of business robbery, attempted murder and possession of explosives. It is alleged that yesterday at 23:00, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Read More …
Mexican gangsters used a convoy of vehicles – including a truck with homemade armour-plating – to ram their way into a prison before opening fire at guards and rescuing nine inmates. Several other vehicles were also set on fire in Read More …