Ukraine: Car explosion in Kyiv classified as terrorist attack

A car explosion that occurred in the courtyard of a residential building on Heroiv Dnipra Street in Kyiv on January 4, when the trunk was opened, has been classified as a terrorist attack, and a pre-trial investigation has been launched. Read More …

Nigeria: Bandits kill several people in IED explosion in Zamfara

The police command in Zamfara, on Saturday, confirmed that some objects suspected to be improvised explosive devices exploded along the Magami–Dansadau Road in Maru LGA. The command’s spokesman, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed. Mr Abubakar, who declined to make further comments, said Read More …

Syria: 8 killed, 18 injured in terrorist explosion at mosque in Homs

Eight people were killed and 18 others injured in an initial toll following a terrorist explosion at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab district of Homs, central Syria. Officials at the Syrian Health Ministry said Read More …

Cyprus: Homemade explosive damages referee’s home in Limassol

The home of a 36-year-old football referee in Limassol was targeted in a criminal attack late on Wednesday night, police said. According to the police, the explosion occurred at around 10.25pm, prompting officers to rush to the scene and cordon Read More …

Greece: Powerful explosion hits bank branch in Thessaloniki on Christmas morning

A powerful explosion rocked a residential area of Thessaloniki early on Christmas morning, damaging a bank and nearby buildings. According to Greek authorities, there were no injuries reported. The explosion occurred at around 3:20 AM local time outside a bank Read More …

Russia: Two traffic police officers killed in explosion in southern Moscow

Two policemen died in an explosion while detaining a suspicious person in southern Moscow, the suspect is also dead, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee reported. TASS has compiled the main information about the incident. According to the Read More …

Ukraine: National Guard soldier killed, four injured in Kyiv explosions

A National Guard soldier was killed and four people were injured in two explosions in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. The injured include another National Guard serviceman, a security guard, and two police officers. Prosecutors are treating the incident as a terrorist Read More …

Cyprus: Bomb explosion in Akrotiri vehicle

A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Akrotiri community in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the sovereign base areas (SBA) police. Officers were called to the scene at around 2am following reports of an explosion. Initial Read More …

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police investigates bombing at Piero’s restaurant

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating a small explosion Thursday after an “improvised explosive device” was left near Piero’s Italian Cuisine on Convention Center Drive. Police said no one was injured. LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill told members of the media Read More …

Belgium: Explosion outside house in Antwerp

There has been an explosion outside the garage of a house on the Houthulststraat in the Antwerp district of Merksem. The explosion happened at around 5:30am. The no significant damage was caused and the Antwerp Local Police Service reports that Read More …

India: At least 12 people killed, 20 injured in car explosion in Delhi

Delhi Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are investigating Monday evening’s Red Fort blast as a potential terror attack. Authorities have identified Dr Umar Nabi, a doctor from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, as the driver of the car Read More …

Belgium: Explosion in Antwerp, three suspects arrested

An explosion was carried out outside a house in Kistemaeckersstraat, Borgerhout, Antwerp, on Saturday morning, with three suspects later arrested in the Netherlands, according to local police. The incident occurred shortly after 2:00. A fire broke out, but the residents Read More …

Indonesia: Jakarta school explosions injure 54

Two explosions injured dozens of people in state high school SMAN 72 in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta on Friday, a senior police official said without disclosing the cause of the explosion. According to students who were in the school complex Read More …

Michigan: Authorities investigate ‘targeted’ explosion in Battle Creek

Authorities in Battle Creek are investigating after an explosion occurred on the southwest side of the city late Friday night. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) were called to Ridge Street north of Goguac Street West shortly before Read More …

Characterization of explosives in a controlled blast chamber using single-particle mass spectrometer for post-blast particle analysis

The detection and characterization of post-blast residues is critical for forensic attribution, explosive safety assessments, and environmental monitoring. In this study, five high explosives, HMX, TNT, Composition B, HNS, and PETN, were detonated under controlled chamber conditions and analyzed in Read More …

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 …