Royal Navy Divers work with NATO allies in Iceland for training in neutralising underwater and land bombs

Royal Navy divers joined counterparts from across NATO in Iceland for the alliance’s biggest test dealing with homemade bombs. They neutralised underwater threats and disposed of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during training which reflected real-life scenarios during Exercise Northern Challenge. Read More …

Norway: Police investigate explosion in central Oslo

Norwegian police said on Tuesday they were investigating a blast on a street in central Oslo and later conducted a controlled detonation of a second explosive device found on the site, adding that a suspect had been apprehended for questioning. Read More …

Sweden: Suspect detained for attempted murder after explosion in Malmö apartment

A man in his 20s was arrested during the night and detained after a decision from the prosecutor. He is suspected of attempted murder and a crime against the law on explosive and flammable goods. It is unknown what has Read More …

Peru: Explosion in Trujillo injures 10 people and damages 25 homes

An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 homes, authorities said Friday. Interior Minister Carlos Malaver said the Thursday night blast in the city of Trujillo Read More …

Florida: One injured as authorities investigate possible explosive device in Pinellas County

Authorities are investigating a possible explosive device at a solid waste disposal complex in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. PCSO said around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, deputies responded to an incident at the 3000 Read More …

Characterising Explosive Components with Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography

To better characterize components in explosive devices, Dutch researchers, led by University of Amsterdam personnel, tested a new two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC)-based method of analyzing explosive traces. Their research was published in the Journal of Chromatography A. As global terrorist Read More …

California: Improvised explosive device used to gain entry to ATM at San Ramon Target

An investigation is underway in San Ramon after police said an improvised explosive device was used to gain entry to an ATM early Sunday morning. Shortly after 2:15 a.m., officers responded to the Target on Bishop Drive, where they discovered Read More …

Ukraine: SBU classifies Odesa car explosion as attempted terrorist attack

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has classified the July 5 car explosion in Odesa’s Kyivskyi district as an attempted terrorist attack. According to the SBU’s regional office in Odesa, the blast occurred in the morning on Varnenska Street, when Read More …

Pakistan: Four bogies derail as bomb rips through Jaffer Express in Jacobabad

Jacobabad SSP Saddam Hussain Khaskheli, accompanied by officials of police and Pakistan Railway, reached the site and gathered details of the incident. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) officials had begun probe to determine the type of the bomb and the Read More …

Cyprus: Early-morning bomb blast damages café in Nicosia

A bomb exploded outside a café on Piraeus Street early Wednesday, police said. The blast occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. and was caused by a high-powered improvised explosive device, according to authorities. No injuries have been reported. Police officers quickly Read More …

Ukraine: Car bomb kills one in Odesa Region

A car explosion in the Berezivka district of the Odesa region has killed one person. That is according to the Odesa region police, Ukrinform reports. “Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a car explosion in the Berezivka district,” the statement Read More …

Russia: Rail tracks blown up in Voronezh Region

Railroad tracks were blown up in central Russia’s Voronezh Region prior to the passing of a train on Thursday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said. “A railroad in the Voronezh Region was damaged as an explosive device was activated Read More …

India: 4 injured in blast of improvised hand grenade in Pilibhit

Four members of a family, including an elderly woman, sustained injuries in a blast caused by an improvised handmade grenade inside a house in Gahluiya village of Pilibhit on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 2 pm under the limits of Read More …

After the Blast: Seeking Clues in the Aftermath of an Explosion

To the untrained eye, the aftermath of a blast incident comprises fragments, debris, disorder. But to seasoned officers, the incident scene can yield vital clues. Post-blast Investigations (PBI) involve a multi-faceted response to blast incidents. Through the meticulous recovery and Read More …

California: Days after Palm Springs bombing at fertility clinic scene still active with investigators

Investigators remain on the scene working to gather evidence two days after 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus was identified as the suspect allegedly responsible for an explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif. On Saturday, the FBI confirmed Bartkus, Read More …

California: Palm Springs fertility clinic ‘targeted’ in explosion that leaves one dead and at least 4 others injured

At least one person is dead and four others injured in a Palm Springs, California, explosion outside a fertility clinic, Akil Davis, the FBI’s assistant director in charge of Los Angeles’ field office, said Saturday. The FBI is still working Read More …

India: Six-year-old girl injured in bomb explosion in Bihar’s Patna

A six-year-old girl was injured after two crude bombs exploded in Bihar’s capital Patna, police said on Sunday. “Police received a call that two bombs exploded in Bakarganj locality around 9 pm on Saturday. Pirbahore Police Station personnel reached the Read More …

Russia: FSB released details of explosive device which killed General Moskalik

The improvised explosive device (IED) with which General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed was assembled from TNT blocks, bolts and nails. This follows from the video of the FSB of the Russian Federation, filmed at the site of the explosion in Read More …

Slovenia: Two construction workers seriously injured after explosion in Rožni Dolina

Ljubljana police officers were notified of a work accident in the Rožni dolini. According to initial information, an explosion occurred while carrying out work on one of the buildings, in which two men who were performing construction work were seriously Read More …

Sweden: Suspected explosion caused car fires in Malmö

A suspected detonation occurred in a car in Malmö on Sunday night. When police arrived at the scene, the car was on fire, but the damage to the car makes it looks like there was an explosion. Another car was Read More …