German police say suspicious device found on train near Cologne not explosive

Police in Germany said on Saturday a suspicious device found on a regional train overnight near the western city of Cologne was not explosive and did not pose a threat. A statement said bomb specialists investigated the object, which contained Read More …

Massachusetts: Explosives Removed from Monterey Home

Law enforcement officers discovered dozens of explosive devices and parts during the execution of a search warrant at a West Road home on Friday. A statement from the offices the Berkshire district attorney and the state fire marshal did not Read More …

UK security sources warn New IRA ‘still dangerous’ after MI5 operation

Security sources in the UK have warned that the dissident republican grouping known as the New IRA is ‘still dangerous’ despite the efforts of a targeted MI5 operation. In August, eight men and two women were arrested as part of Read More …

UK: Eastleigh boy, 14, ‘researched bombs and made jihad video’

A 14-year-old boy researched making shrapnel bombs and filmed a video in which he vowed to carry out “jihad”, a court has heard. The boy, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, developed “extremist and radical” views after experiencing a troubled home life, Leicester Read More …

Dublin residents evacuated from households as suspicious device discovered

Residents of a Dublin area have been forced to temporarily evacuate their homes following the discovery of a suspicious device in the area. The device was discovered in the garden of a home in the Cushlawn area of Tallaght before Read More …

Northern Ireland: Derry pipe bomb ‘crude device’ and may have partially exploded, police say

Detectives are appealing for information after a pipe bomb “partially exploded” in a residential area of Derry on Monday. The PSNI said that the ‘crude device’ was located in the McGarvey Court area on September 28. A number of residents Read More …

Alberta: LPS charge three in “High Risk” home search

Following a south-side hom search that began Thursday (Sept 24) afternoon, Lethbridge Police charge three of the five people taken into custody. Officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 800 Block of 16 Street South, that has Read More …

Ireland: Army bomb squad removes viable device discovered in Galway city

The Army Bomb Disposal Team has removed a viable device discovered in the Knocknacarra area of Galway City. The team was called shortly after 10pm last night to investigate the improvised explosive device, following a request from gardaí. On arrival, Read More …

UK: Neo-Nazi farmer, 58, kept grenades, mines and explosives in his country home

A suspected neo-Nazi kept an arsenal of explosives at his country home and stored deadly cyanide poison next to the ginger beer and salad cream in his fridge, a court heard. Counter-terrorism police found large stocks of poisons along with Read More …

New York: Man charged after possible bomb-making materials found at scene of Queens house fire

A man is facing charges after potentially explosive materials were found at the scene of a fire at his Queens home Tuesday, police said. According to the NYPD, Marak Squires, 37, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment. Police said Read More …

Royal Mail bomb squad incident: Student in court as police reveal reason for explosion scare

Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led Read More …

South Africa: West Rand man nabbed for selling explosives

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has arrested a man on the West Rand selling explosives used in illegal mines and ATM bombings. Officers seized several devices in his possession on Monday. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said: “The officers managed Read More …

Residents in Dublin area evacuated after improvised explosive device discovered

Residents in an area of Dublin were forced to evacuate their homes after an improvised explosive device was discovered. Locals near the entrance of Rafter’s Avenue in Crumlin, Dublin 12 evacuated and traffic diversions were implemented. Gardai are now appealing Read More …

Washington: Soap Lake Police Raid Residence of Possible Bomb Maker

Soap Lake Police conducted a search warrant on a home on Fir Street N Monday after receiving what they deemed credible reports of the resident building an improvised explosive device, or IED, to harm another person. A Tactical Response Team Read More …

Prosecutor seeks 4-year jail sentence for attempted terror attack in Lithuanian capital

The public prosecutor is seeking a reduced four-year prison sentence for Gediminas Berzinskas, a 21-year-old man who admitted to attempting to commit a terror act in Vilnius last year. Vilnius Regional Court opened his case on Monday. Berzinskas has no Read More …

Namibia: Police Find 13 Explosives At Oshikoto School

The Namibian police have found 13 different explosives at Tsintsabis Combined School in Oshikoto region. The police made the discover after it embarked on a de-mining operation at three local schools in the region. The explosive division was requested by Read More …

Virginia: Officials find explosives in safe at Villages at Garst Creek

Officials say what was uncovered was not dynamite, but rather explosives that could have been cobbled together from fireworks. Investigators believe someone could have been trying to put those together with other materials that were found in the safe to Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí and Army Bomb Disposal Unit remove suspicious device from premises in Ballinasloe

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A suspicious device found at a premises in Ballinasloe this afternoon has been deemed non-viable by army experts Gardaí and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit removed the suspicious device from the premises in Hymany Park Read More …