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The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) announced on Sunday evening the discovery of a fragment of an aerial drone, model Gerbera, in the Gura Portiței area, a few hours after another similar fragment was found in Costinești. On August 23, Read More …
Scorched landscapes across Europe have exposed a potentially lethal threat lurking underground. Rusted bombs and mines from the First and Second World Wars are now endangering emergency crews responding to wildfires across the continent. High heat has caused several weapons to explode in France, Belgium, Germany and the Read More …
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called after an item of suspected unexploded ordnance was discovered. Dorset Police confirmed it received a report at 12.58pm on Friday, August 21, that the item had been found at a site off Lifeboat Quay in Read More …
A tractor hit a mine in the village of Dudukchu in Azerbaijan”s Khojavand district, injuring the driver, according to a joint statement by the press services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General”s Office and the Azerbaijan Mine Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) of MONUSCO destroyed several explosive remnants of war on August 18 in the town of Bule, located in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province. The operation eliminated a direct threat to civilians while also strengthening Read More …
A number of viable devices were removed from a house in a Dundalk housing estate on Friday afternoon. Gardaí evacuated houses in the immediate vicinity, closed the road to the passage of traffic, and created a safe cordon. The Defence Forces’ Read More …
Russian specialists have developed a laser device for remote mine clearance based on a robotic platform that renders munitions harmless at a distance of up to 500 meters by burning away the explosive material without detonation. The laser is mounted Read More …
Several petrol bombs have been thrown at a row of supercars outside a wedding venue in a terrifying attack in Birmingham. Three landed close to guests, including a baby, outside the Royal Shalimar venue in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. Two more landed near what Read More …
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, made her initial appearance today in federal court on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, ISIS. “As alleged, Bowie plotted to deploy an explosive device at the New York State Read More …
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the placement of multiple improvised explosive or incendiary devices in a forest in northern New Mexico, according to the agency. The bureau is offering a reward of up to $10,000 Read More …
St Pancras station was evacuated earlier today after the controlled explosion of an “unattended car”, sparking delays to rail services. Emergency services scrambled to the the scene on Tuesday before evacuating the busy travel hub. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a “controlled explosion” took place and said that the Read More …
A suspected drone carrying explosives crashed into the grounds of a police department in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Trabzon, damaging three parked vehicles but causing no casualties, local authorities said. The object fell into the courtyard of the Arsin District Security Read More …
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have recorded further operational successes in Zamfara State, foiling separate terrorist abduction attempts, rescuing civilians and neutralizing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists in Bukkuyum Local Government Area. On Read More …
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to the UK government for its assistance with mine clearance efforts. According to Report, the head of state made the remarks during a meeting with the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Read More …
In Ukraine, which is currently one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, most land is cleared of shells, mines, and other ordnance through illegal means. According to unofficial estimates from those surveyed LIGA.net according to farmers, between 50% and Read More …
Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected arms and explosives dealer while taking 180 20mm Super Power explosive materials to terrorists in Katsina forest. The man was arrested by troops of 1 Brigade at a checkpoint in Zurmi, Zamfara Read More …
Amritsar Rural Police on Sunday said it had foiled a terror plot targeting a police establishment and recovered a 690-gram improvised explosive device (IED) along with an electronic detonator. “Amritsar Rural Police averts a terror plot targeting a police establishment Read More …
Dutch police arrested a suspect Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in one or more explosions in Assen. The blasts targeted homes on Kalverstraat and Entingestraat beginning July 25. Authorities had previously confirmed a link between the incidents. Police have released Read More …
Four students of a women’s madrasa were injured in a crude bomb blast in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur this morning, police said. One of them was in critical condition and was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment. Read More …
A powerful explosion ripped through a munitions factory near the town of Colleferro, southeast of Rome, on Thursday, with the blast heard for kilometres around. The explosion occurred when firefighters and police were already at the site responding to a Read More …