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The incident occurred outside an event venue located along the Athens–Souniou road, where an improvised explosive device (IED) had been placed on a bench by unknown individuals, according to the Hellenic Police (ELAS). The explosion caused considerable damage to the Read More …
China is willing to strengthen mine clearance cooperation with African countries and help Africa eliminate the threat of mines as soon as possible, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. She noted that peace and security cooperation is an important Read More …
The son of a tribal elder was killed in a remote controlled IED attack on his car in Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Police told The Express Tribune that in the Wana tehsil of South Waziristan an IED targeted Read More …
Fourteen NZDF personnel have joined a multinational contingent in Solomon Islands to dispose of dangerous explosive remnants of war (ERW) under Operation Render Safe. The Australian Defence Force-led operation will see up to 250 personnel from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Read More …
Police are investigating a series of linked bomb attacks that have occurred in Nicosia, Larnaca, and Limassol in recent weeks. Investigators believe the same person is responsible for all four incidents, based on an analysis of improvised explosive devices found Read More …
On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC. Upon contacting Read More …
The head of the SES reported 53 certified humanitarian demining operators in Ukraine. There are also units of the SES, the National Police, the National Guard and other services, cooperating with 30+ international organizations. There are 53 mine action operators Read More …
Saudi Arabia executed three citizens for committing acts of treason against the Kingdom, the Ministry of Interior announced Sunday in a statement. According to the ministry, the three nationals were accused of “providing support to terrorist entities, communicating with them, Read More …
Three people were killed in a terror attack at the Allenby Crossing in the Jordan Valley on Sunday, Magen David Adom (MDA) said. The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces in the area, the IDF affirmed. The military noted Read More …
Security forces today gave a demonstration of an anti-drone system at work in violence-hit Manipur, days after a man was killed in weaponised drone attacks launched by suspected Kuki insurgents from the hills near the valley district Imphal West. Sunday’s Read More …
The Mine Action Office of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has begun work in Ukraine, said Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko. “This is a coordinating body responsible for planning, monitoring and the practical component of performing demining tasks. Read More …
What was initially suspected to be a bomb discovered in the sea turned out to be an ancient amphora, estimated to be around 2,000 years old. The object was spotted by a swimmer in San Paul il-Baħar, who initially thought Read More …
This incident remains under investigation by officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) detective office. Following the execution of a search warrant on Thursday September 5, 2024 at the home, a male Read More …
A collector who bought a grenade online for £51 has had it blown up in a field by the bomb squad. The World War Two-era Hungarian stick grenade bought by Kallum Williams was advertised as decommissioned. But when it arrived Read More …
A British man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum seekers has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the longest punishment handed down so far to those involved in last month’s wave of Read More …
In August, 17,000 hectares of mine-contaminated land in liberated areas were cleared of explosives. That’s according to the Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports. “In August, demining units of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry cleared 17,368.4 hectares in de-occupied territories of explosives, of Read More …
Authorities defused a defensive grenade found in a village in the Nicosia district on Wednesday evening. A citizen discovered the grenade in a field and alerted the authorities, who cordoned off the area and called in a bomb disposal expert. Read More …
Niagara Regional Police evacuated homes in the Beaver Glen Drive area of Niagara Falls yesterday after receiving a concern about a suspicious device. A Niagara based social worker, during the course of their duties, alerted police about the device at Read More …
German police shot dead a man in an exchange of fire near the Israeli consulate and a Nazi history museum in Munich on Thursday, state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said. “Due to the intervention of the police, the perpetrator was Read More …
Following the outbreak of conflict in Gaza on October 7, 2023, tensions have been escalating along the Blue Line – a 120-kilometre demarcation line established by the United Nations in 2000. In a region already grappling with explosive ordnance contamination Read More …