French police arrest ultra-left activist after sabotage attacks

The man was detained at Oissel in northern France on Sunday and had access keys to SNCF technical premises, tools and literature linked to the ultra-left, said the source, asking not to be named. He was placed in police custody Read More …

New Zealand: Rotorua bomb alert, man admits having explosive in Fordlands

An enraged man told police he planted a bomb in a car while brandishing what appeared to be a detonator – putting a Rotorua suburb into lockdown. Police then discovered what appeared to be a grenade in a baby formula Read More …

Russia: FSB foils militant attacks in Dagestan

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had thwarted a series of planned militant attacks in the southern region of Dagestan, state news agency RIA reported. The planned attacks were allegedly aimed at police forces and an Orthodox Read More …

Turkey: Perpetrator of Moscow car bomb attack arrested in Bodrum district

Evgenii Serebriakov, who allegedly carried out a car bomb attack in Russia’s capital Moscow, was captured in Türkiye on Wednesday, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Yerlikaya said on X that Russian Interpol officials contacted Türkiye’s Interpol/Europol Department at 10.30 Read More …

Germany carries out raids and bans a group accused of links to Iran and support for Hezbollah

The German government on Wednesday banned an organization accused of being an “outpost” of Iran’s theocracy, promoting the ideology of its leadership and supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. Police raided 53 properties around the country, including a prominent mosque in Read More …

Finnish ‘hero dog’ assists with Paris Olympics security

Security measures at the Paris Summer Olympics have been ramped up ahead of the games. As many as 45,000 police and 18,000 soldiers are guarding the event and the city, with two police dogs and dog handlers coming from Finland. The Read More …

Thailand: Eight police officers injured in twin bomb attacks in Pattani, Songkhla

Eight police officers were injured in twin bomb attacks in Pattani and neighbouring Songkhla in what is seen as an act of reprisal for the recent arrest of a suspected insurgent leader. Police said the first attack took place at Read More …

Nigeria: Army seeks collaboration with north-east stakeholders against IEDs

NAN reports that Abubakar Haruna, acting general officer commanding (GOC) 7 Division, made the call during a counter-IEDs awareness seminar in Maiduguri on Friday. Haruna, who also serves as the commander of sector 1, joint task force Operation Hadin Kai Read More …

Iran: Armed attack in Sistan and Baluchistan province kills police officer

An Iranian police officer was killed and two others injured in an armed attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, local police said on Friday. According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, a group of gunmen in a Read More …

UK: Vehicles set alight and police car overturned amid disorder in Leeds suburb

Vehicles were set on fire and a police car was overturned as residents were warned to stay home following an outbreak of disorder in a Leeds suburb. The Home Secretary condemned the “shocking scenes and attacks” in Harehills, east Leeds, Read More …

Arizona: Robot dogs being used to help first responders during suspicious calls

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is out patrolling the roads every day. Still, DPS has a lot of different departments, like its bomb squad which responds to threats with the FBI and local police departments. They are constantly using Read More …

Pennsylvania: Remote detonator found next to Thomas Crooks’ cellphone at the scene of Butler rally shooting

A remote detonator was found on would-be assassin Thomas Crooks’ body alongside his cell phone after he was shot dead by Secret Service snipers at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. A picture first published by Pittsburgh’s WPXI Read More …

Belgium: Police intercept vehicle after reports of explosion in Antwerp

Police in Antwerp intercepted a vehicle on Saturday evening following several reports of an explosion; no injuries were reported. “Numerous reports of an explosion were received just before 20:00,” said a spokesperson. It’s suspected that someone detonated something near a Read More …

India: Army trains Maharashtra police batch to counter bomb and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) threat

The combat engineering department of the College of Military Engineering (CME) of the Army has conducted a special training session for a batch of Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA) on vital aspects of bomb disposal, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and jamming technology. Read More …

UK: Award for police who arrested gunman after explosion

Five police officers who confronted a gunman who was armed with two explosive bags have been honoured at the National Police Bravery Awards. Damian Mazurkiewicz, 54, set off one device which emitted a cloud of smoke in a property in Read More …

Ontario: Second suspect arrested in Barrie car bombing

Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a car bombing in Barrie’s west end last fall. Police say information “came to light during an unrelated investigation” on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of a 27-year-old Barrie man whose Read More …

China: Police dogs showcase skills in Shanghai

With over 70 police dogs showcasing their skills in programs including tracking, evidence search, blood detection, manhunt, drug detection, explosive detection and basic obedience, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau Police Dog Technical Competition kicked off in the city on Wednesday. Read More …

California: Man arrested for allegedly planting bomb near San Jose businesses

San Jose police arrested a 56-year-old man they believe plated a viable improvised explosive device near businesses last week, forcing evacuations and the bomb squad to dispose of the device. It happened near Ridder Park Drive and Fox Lane last Read More …

Florida: Chemical pipe bomb explodes on deputy during traffic stop

Bodycam footage shows the moment a chemical pipe bomb exploded on a Putnam County deputy during a traffic stop. In April, 60-year-old Charles Legault was pulled over by a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputy. In the video, the deputy first Read More …

Ireland: Two arrested in investigation into improvised explosive device found in Co Louth last month

Two man have been arrested in Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh in connection to an ongoing investigation into an improvised explosive device found in Co Louth last month. On 9 June gardaí launched an investigation after what it described as an Read More …