California: Placer County Sheriff gets its first certified bomb detection dog

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a new member to the team recently: A certified Explosive Ordnance Disposal team dog. Stanley and his handler, Deputy Lamb, have been in training. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office announced that Lamb and Stanley Read More …

Irish police investigate fire at disused pub set to house homeless families

Irish police have been investigating a second fire in less than a fortnight at a building local people reportedly believed would be used to accommodate asylum seekers. The emergency services were called to the scene at the Ringsend area of Read More …

France to deploy 90,000 police officers to patrol New Year’s Eve festivities

Speaking at a press conference, Darmanin cited a “very high terrorist threat” because, in part, of “what is happening in Israel and Palestine,” referring to the Israel-Hamas war. Darmanin said that police for the first time will be able to Read More …

Nigeria: Police Hunt For Armed Insurgents Who Killed Two Personnel In Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command says it has launched an intensive manhunt for armed insurgents who infiltrated from a neighbouring state and killed two Police Personnel. The gang which disguised in military fatigue and seemed to be on a kidnap Read More …

775th EOD Flight forges bonds with community first responders

LAYTON, Utah — Technicians from Hill Air Force Base’s 775th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight tested their emergency response skills while forging valuable bonds with local first responders during a recent off-base training exercise. Working with the Davis County Bomb Squad, Read More …

India: Over 180 IEDs found this year in Chhattisgarh

Two pressure improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Naxalites on a road have been recovered by security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday. With this, the security forces have recovered at least 180 IEDs planted by Read More …

Bangladesh: Three held while hurling bomb at railway tracks in Narayanganj

Three suspected saboteurs were arrested by the Narayanganj railway police on Sunday while they were hurling crude bombs at the rail tracks in the Narayanganj rail station area. Narayanganj railway police sub-inspector Mokhlesur Rahman told New Age that the three Read More …

Ontario: Ottawa youth terrorism case included chemical used in homemade explosives

The Ottawa youth arrested on terrorism charges Friday was allegedly in possession of a chemical commonly used in homemade explosives, according to court documents. The youth, who cannot be named due to his age, has been accused by the RCMP Read More …

Greece: Explosive device deactivated near riot police HQ in Zografou

The bomb disposal squad discovered and defused an explosive device near the headquarters of the riot police officers (MAT) in the district of Zografou in central Athens on Monday. Unidentified individuals had earlier sent an audio message to the Efimerida Read More …

UK: Arrests made and public’s help sought following explosion in Sidcup

Detectives investigating an explosion in Sidcup where a ULEZ camera and surrounding property were damaged have arrested two men. The arrests were made on Monday, 18 December by detectives from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, which is leading the investigation Read More …

Cyprus: Police arrest fan for illegal possession of explosives

Police in Paphos have taken a 20-year-old into custody on Sunday to facilitate investigations into a case involving the possession of explosive materials and violence at a sports venue. According to a statement released on Monday, during Sunday’s football match Read More …

German police seize bomb-making material in raids on Hamas suspects

German police have removed boxes of ice pack gels used to make explosives from properties linked to four men arrested on Thursday night over a Hamas plot to attack Jewish institutions in Europe. Officer were seen carrying blue boxes which Read More …

California: Bomb squad detonates improvised explosive device found in Placer County

A bomb squad team safely detonated a potentially deadly improvised explosive device that was found off a road in Placer County earlier this week, the sheriff’s office said. The device looked like a pressure cooker with wires coming from it, Read More …

Serbian police arrest 4 in connection with false bomb reports

Serbian police arrested at least three people across the country and one in the Czech Republic on Friday in connection with major false bomb reports. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced early Friday that an extensive international operation was expected Read More …

Iran: Eleven security personnel killed in police station attack in Rask

At least 11 Iranian security personnel have been killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, state television reported. Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of the province, said on Friday that senior police officers Read More …

Four arrested in Europe over alleged cross-border Hamas terrorism plot

Four people have been arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on suspicion of being part of a cross-border Hamas terror plot that German prosecutors said aimed to obtain weapons to target Jewish institutions in Europe. The office of Germany’s federal Read More …

Ontario: Ottawa man charged after small ‘homemade improvised explosive device’ detonated outside Centretown home

A 53-year-old Ottawa man was arrested and charged with multiple offences after a “small homemade improvised explosive device” was detonated outside a Centretown home on Sunday evening. Police said officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday Read More …

Washington: Bomb squad demonstrates emergency security at Port of Port Angeles

Five members of the Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad visited Marine Terminal 1 on the Port Angeles waterfront last week. They weren’t there to detonate an improvised explosive device, identify a biochemical threat or investigate a suspicious package, but to Read More …

Bangladesh: Police arrest 4 for setting off crude bombs in Dhaka

Police have arrested four people accused of detonating crude bombs across Dhaka, including the offices of the deputy commissioner and returning officer, and engaging in sabotage and arson. The suspects have been identified as Ashiqur Rahman Panna, former Swechchha Sebak Read More …

Nevada: Teenager who threatened ‘lone wolf’ terror attack is found with explosives

A teenager who allegedly threatened to carry out “lone wolf” terrorist operations in Las Vegas has been arrested after bomb-making materials and Isis propaganda were reportedly found at his residence. The 16-year-old male apparently proclaimed his allegiance to the Islamic Read More …