Alberta: Police find bomb, guns, stolen first-responder uniforms after standoff at Edmonton home

Police say they found stolen first responder uniforms, high-calibre firearms and a homemade bomb at a home in southeast Edmonton after a standoff last weekend. It started early Saturday in the Jackson Heights neighbourhood in Mill Woods. Just before 4 Read More …

Europol coordinates action against bomb manuals available online

On 1 February, a large-scale Referral Action Day targeting terrorist content online took place at Europol’s headquarters. The European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) at Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) coordinated the referral activity, which saw the involvement Read More …

India: Two suspects, including juvenile, held after IED blast in Shillong

The police nabbed two suspects, including a juvenile, for their alleged involvement in Sunday’s IED blast in Shillong. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Sylvester Nongtnger said the IED was detonated at the entrance of the Centre Point building in Read More …

Israel: RCIED discovered and rendered safe by Israeli Police in Muqeible

A wireless explosive device was found removed near a kindergarten in the village of Muqeible, during a search operation for weapons used by Northern District police officers and the canine unit. The children were evacuated from the scene, the item Read More …

Philippines: Unexploded vintage bombs found in Manila hospital construction site

Two pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) or unexploded military ammunition and explosives were found at the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila parking lot construction site along Mabini Street in Malate, Manila on Wednesday, Jan. 26. A 105 mm High Explosive Projectile Read More …

UK: Unearthed ‘WW2 bomb’ detonated in controlled explosion in West London

Police conducted a controlled explosion of a ‘WW2 bomb’ in Ealing this afternoon (January 26). Police were called at 3pm to Hanger Lane to reports of a “suspected unexploded ordnance”. Road closures were put in place while a controlled explosion Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb found in Loughguile security alert

Residents in a Co Antrim village have endured a “frightening and very disruptive experience” after a small but viable pipe bomb was found during a security alert. Inspector O’Brien said: “Shortly after 8.50am on Sunday, January 16, police received and Read More …

U.S. officials warn threat from homemade bombs is skyrocketing

With domestic extremism on the rise, U.S. officials say the threat from homemade bombs is also surging. There were more than 400 bombing incidents in 2020, up 70 percent from the year before. The FBI and DHS’s CISA are now Read More …

Toronto man charged after possessing homemade bombs, crossbow

A man faces multiple firearm-related charges after Toronto police officers alleged the accused had homemade bombs and a crossbow. According to a statement issued by the service Wednesday afternoon, officers began their investigation on Monday in the Leslie Street and Read More …

Oklahoma: Man arrested for placing an improvised explosive device outside of the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said they arrested Zachary Schmidt on for leaving a bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) outside of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tuesday night. Around 8 p.m. on Jan. Read More …

South Africa: Three suspects arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly smuggling explosives

Three suspects (one woman and two males) were, in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 12 January 2022 at about 00:58, arrested by the police at Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly being in possession of commercial explosives. The Police Read More …

Kenya: DCI releases names of 8 most wanted terror suspects

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released names of 8 most wanted terror suspects, appealing to the public for information that may lead to their arrest. In an update shared on Twitter, DCI said that the 8 terror suspects, Read More …

South Africa: Four suspected robbers arrested for attempted murder and possession of explosives

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 …

Florida: Alleged Antifa member targeted Pinellas County rally with a bomb; more explosives found at his house

A man in full black bloc behaving suspiciously near a right-wing rally outside the Pinellas County Courthouse in Florida on Jan. 6 was apprehended by deputies after he tried fleeing on foot. Garrett James Smith, 22, was arrested and found Read More …

Washington: Centralia police arrest Olympia man accused of December ATM bombing, theft

Centralia detectives have arrested an Olympia man accused of bombing and stealing from a First Security Bank ATM last month. Ryan Thomas Moulder, 39, is one of two people police believe used an unknown improvised explosive device at the ATM Read More …

South Africa: Architta the sniffer dog helps Cape Town cops find explosive device

Architta the sniffer dog, attached to the K9 Unit Provincial Extortion Task Team, helped detect a explosive device in Hout Bay. According to police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg, members of the K9 Unit were informed of an explosive device at Read More …

Israel: Mortar shell from British Mandate period discovered in forest near Jerusalem

A British mortar shell from Israel’s War of Independence period was discovered on Saturday near Maale Hahamisha, a kibbutz not far from Jerusalem, the Israel Police said. The 81mm. shell was found by a father and son who were walking Read More …

Pakistan: IS-K network dismantled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A network of the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) terrorist group has been dismantled in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. A top Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) official told reporters here on Wednesday IS-K had started becoming active in the province after May Read More …