Florida: Brevard County Sheriff, Palm Bay Police Announce Massive Seizure of Illegal Substances, Weapons, and Explosives

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Palm Bay Police Department, the DEA, ATF, and several federal task force partners, announced the arrest of 26-year-old Maxwell Horvath after a major operation uncovered an extensive cache of illegal weapons, explosive Read More …

Connecticut: Decomposed body and explosives found inside residence after standoff

A decomposed body and several explosives were discovered inside a home following an hours-long standoff with a man who had barricaded himself in the residence and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement in Connecticut, according to authorities. Stamford Police responded to Read More …

UK: Men arrested over suspected explosives offences as major incident declared in Derby

A major incident has been declared and 200 homes evacuated after two men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences in Derby. Derbyshire Police carried out a warrant at a property in Vulcan Street, acting on intelligence about materials at Read More …

Philippines: Bomb threats expose critical shortage in police EOD personnel

A surge of bomb threats across Western Visayas has exposed a worrying security gap: the region is being protected by only 61 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, a number police officials concede is dangerously insufficient as incidents continue to escalate. Read More …

India: Five suspects detained after Bhubaneswar bomb attack

A bomb blast near Bhubaneswar’s KV-3 triggered a major probe as police and the NIA detained five suspects, recovered explosive materials, and heightened security amid rising concerns over local safety and inadequate patrolling. The Commissionerate Police-Bhubaneswar on Sunday detained five Read More …

West Virginia: Barbour County man arrested after police find multiple explosives at his residence

A Barbour County man was arrested when police executed a previous warrant and found multiple explosive devices at his residence. On Sunday, around 4 p.m., the West Virginia State Police responded to a residence in Moatsville alongside the Barbour County Read More …

South Africa: Two arrested on N1 for possession of explosives

Police officers from Polokwane SAPS International Airport have arrested two foreign nationals, aged between 45 and 50-years-old, after they were found in possession of illegal explosives during routine crime-prevention operations on the N1 North outside Polokwane early this morning (Friday, Read More …

Victoria: Man pleads guilty after detonating improvised explosive at defence expo in Melbourne last year

An engineer who set off an improvised explosive device in an effort to disrupt an international weapons expo has described it as a “terrible error in judgment”. Shamera Fernando detonated a “homemade incendiary device” in the bathroom of the Melbourne Read More …

UK: Ex-soldier tried to blow up police station and vans with petrol bombs

A former soldier endangered a police officer’s life during a bid to “blow up” a police station with petrol bombs, a court has heard. Jamie Taylor, 34, launched three molotov cocktails at Police Scotland vans parked outside the force’s Livingston Read More …

UK: Midlands teen charged with terror offence ‘had explosive substances’

A teenage boy has been charged with possession of explosive substances. The 17 year old, from Stafford, was detained following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. He was also charged with two counts of viewing or accessing information likely to be Read More …

Ukraine: 16-year-old Russian agent detained following double terrorist attack in Dnipro

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on November 23. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the SSU. The incident involved the detonation Read More …

Kuwait: Man arrested for planning explosive attacks

As part of its proactive security measures to safeguard the country and maintain stability, the Ministry of Interior has announced that the State Security Service successfully arrested a citizen affiliated with a banned group that threatens the security of Kuwait Read More …

Pakistan: Three Federal Constabulary officers killed in suicide attack on force’s headquarters in Peshawar

Three Federal Constabulary (FC) men were martyred in a suicide attack on the force’s headquarters in Peshawar’s Saddar area on Monday morning. The attack occurred on one of the city’s busiest roads just after 8am. Video footage of the incident Read More …

Pakistan: KP CM approves major overhaul of Special Branch to boost counter-terror capabilities

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Sunday approved a sweeping set of administrative and operational upgrades for the Police Special Branch in a major push to modernise the intelligence arm and reinforce the province’s counter-terrorism mechanism. Chairing a high-level Read More …

Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop

A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, Jr., 27, of Princeton, after a witness reported explosions Read More …

British Columbia: Police dispose of explosive device found inside Prince George home

RCMP have allowed residents to return home after successfully disposing of an explosive device found in a residence in downtown Prince George, B.C., Wednesday morning. Officers found the device while conducting a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant in Read More …

Pakistan: Two police officers killed, four injured as police van targeted in DI Khan

Two cops were martyred and four were injured when a police van was targeted with a bomb in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, an official said. DI Khan District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada confirmed the casualties to Dawn. Read More …

Kenya: Two police officers killed, three critically injured in Garissa IED attack

Two police officers were killed on Wednesday after a Border Patrol Unit (BPU) vehicle ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along the Liboi–Kulan road in Garissa County, in an attack authorities have attributed to Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants. Police Headquarters Read More …

UK: Two men arrested on suspicion of explosives offence after bomb squad called to Sunderland recycling centre

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of an offence under Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act after the discovery of a suspicious item caused Sunderland Household Waste and Recycling Centre to close over the weekend. The centre was Read More …