Netherlands: Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin

The newly formed terror group Ashab al-Yamin carried out an improvised explosive device (IED) attack outside an American bank near the World Trade Center in Amsterdam on Sunday. A spokesperson for Amsterdam Police confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Monday Read More …

Israel: MDA warns of chemical exposure risk, ‘two-phase poisoning process’ from Iranian missile fuel

The Israeli healthcare system is preparing for the potential exposure to chemical substances from Iranian missile fuel launched toward Israel. A document recently published by Magen David Adom (MDA) and distributed to emergency teams warned that some of the missiles Read More …

Pakistan: Police constable injured in attack on checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan

Unidentified armed militants attacked the Khutti police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district late on Saturday night, triggering an exchange of fire with security personnel, police officials said. During the exchange, one police constable sustained injuries. Officials said Read More …

Israel: Former fire chief warns of dangers of Iranian cluster bombs, how to stay safe

As part of Operation Roaring Lion and the ongoing conflict with Iran, Israel’s home front is facing multiple ballistic missile barrages every day, fired from Iran towards every part of the country. These barrages frequently include cluster munitions, which split Read More …

New York: Detective carries on dad’s NYPD Bomb Squad legacy at Gracie Mansion attack

Bomb Squad Detective Sean Mulcahy was carrying on his dad’s legacy when he responded to the homemade bomb attack by two Islamist fanatics at Gracie Mansion. Mulcahy, 51, was driving to work in Manhattan Saturday when he saw cops flying Read More …

Netherlands: Explosion outside Jewish school in Amsterdam – “targeted attack”

An explosion outside a Jewish school in Buitenveldert in Amsterdam on Friday night caused limited damage, according to Dutch police. A photograph obtained by the Parool newspaper shows flames at an outside wall of the school, close to a drainpipe. Read More …

New York: Class teaching first responders how to defuse deadly IEDs

In a stunning case of bad timing, a federal Office for Bombing Prevention class for first responders on deadly IEDs has been scrubbed due to the government shutdown — just days after a pair of Islamic extremists hurled homemade bombs Read More …

Michigan synagogue and Virginia university attacks

A pair of attacks over 700 miles apart on Thursday struck at the heart of community safe havens, leaving shocked Americans with an uneasy sense of security. First, a deadly shooting being investigated as terrorism devastated a Virginia university in Read More …

Nigeria: Army reopens Imo road shut for three years, destroys explosives factory

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation UDO KA have reopened a major road closed for over three years due to persistent threats and attacks by IPOB/ESN militants during clearance operations in Imo State. The Army also said it uncovered Read More …

UK: RAF Lossiemouth bomb scare ends after ‘controlled explosion’

An incident involving a “suspicious package” at RAF Lossiemouth has ended. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team which attended conducted a controlled explosion revealing the package contained nothing of concern. The areas which had been cordoned off are now re-opening, and Read More …

Azerbaijan: Landmine blast kills civilian in Khojavand

An Azerbaijani civilian was killed in a landmine explosion in the liberated Khojavand district, authorities said. The incident occurred on Thursday in the village of Ashaghi Veysalli, according to a joint statement issued by the Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor General’s Read More …

UK: Pitsea man charged after small device discovered in warrant

A man has been charged and will appear in court after proactive investigative work led officers to execute a warrant at an address in Pitsea. Officers conducted a planned search at a property in Rokescroft following intelligence about the possible Read More …

Angola: Explosion kills three children, injures one, in Cubango

A land mine exploded and killed three children and injured another in the town of Canhongo, 65 kilometres from the municipal headquarters of Menongue, capital of Cubango province, local media reported on Thursday. The accident occurred when the children, aged Read More …

Texas: Cypress bomb threat suspect found with explosive material arrested

A Cypress man who allegedly threatened to bomb Highway 290 had the makings of an explosive in his bedroom alongside a rifle, ammunition and a bulletproof vest, according to a court affidavit filed Tuesday. Jeremiah Chavez, 20, was arrested and Read More …

Vietnam destroys 27 unexploded bombs in operation backed by Norway

A total of 27 pieces of unexploded wartime ordnance were safely destroyed in central Vietnam on 10 March, Vietnam National Mine Action Center reports. The demolition marked another step in the long effort to clear unexploded ordnance that still threatens Read More …

Pakistan: Five injured in grenade attack on house in Balochistan’s Pasni

Five labourers from Sindh were injured in a grenade attack on a house in the coastal town of Pasni late Tuesday night, police said. Unknown people riding motorbikes hurled a grenade at a residential quarter in Ward No. 9, resulting Read More …

Middle East: Three more vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz

Three more vessels have been hit ​by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and risk firms said on Wednesday, bringing the number of ships ‌struck in the region since the Iran conflict began to at least 14. Read More …

Hong Kong: Police deal with hand grenade found in Happy Valley

A police bomb disposal team safely dealt with a suspected grenade found in Happy Valley on Wednesday. Officers said they were called at around 1.40pm over the discovery on a slope along Stubbs Road. The device, which was said to Read More …

California: Homemade explosives found in probationer’s car near sheriff’s office in Placer County

Authorities arrested a probationer after investigators discovered homemade fireworks and explosive devices inside his vehicle parked near the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, just after 2 p.m. Feb. 4, the Placer County Probation Department contacted the Read More …

US strikes multiple Iranian naval vessels, mine-laying ships used to harass shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The US military forces have eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Central Command. The command in charge of the US military’s Middle East operations announced late on Tuesday that it Read More …