Rohingya Teen Killed in Land Mine Blast on Myanmar-Bangladesh Border

A Rohingya teenager was killed and another man injured when a land mine exploded on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border adjacent to Bandarban district, Bangladesh on Sunday morning, officials said Monday. The victim, Omor Farok, 17, was a resident of Konarpara Rohingya Read More …

Ukraine: Car with four men inside drives over landmine in Chernihiv Oblast

A car and four dead bodies in it have been found in Chernihiv Oblast; the vehicle probably drove on a landmine. Source: Viacheslav Chaus, head of Chernihiv blast Military dminsitration; Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the Office of President of Read More …

Yemen: 2 killed as blast hits pro-government security patrol in Shabwah

A homemade bomb blast struck a regular patrol of the pro-government forces in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwa on Saturday, killing a military officer and a soldier, a government official told Xinhua. “The explosion is caused by an Improvised Explosive Read More …

UK: Railway closed after WW2 bomb found at Barrhead building site

An unexploded World War 2 bomb has been found in East Renfrewshire, prompting the closure of a railway line. Police were called to a Taylor Wimpey construction site on Springfield Road, Barrhead – where new houses are being built – Read More …

Thailand: Loan shark bombs debtor’s house in Phattalung province

A loan shark allegedly threw a deadly military-grade hand grenade at a woman’s house in Phattalung province, southern Thailand, after she failed to meet repayments. At 2pm yesterday, police were called to a house in Mueang district after a gardener Read More …

Afghanistan: 19 Killed in Explosion at Kabul Educational Center

Kabul’s security department’s spokesman Khalid Zadran said that 19 people died in an explosion on Friday at Kaaj educational center, and 27 others are injured. Khalid Zadran said that students came to the center, in PD13, to take the Kankor Read More …

FBI warns drones pose potential risk to critical infrastructure after some spotted over Louisiana chemical facilities

Drones have been spotted flying over Louisiana chemical facilities and a pipeline over the past year and a half, prompting an FBI warning on Thursday about the potential for espionage and terrorism at critical infrastructure facilities, according to a report Read More …

UK: Residents evacuated after men ‘placed hand grenade outside a house’ before fleeing the scene in Bury

People living in Whitefield had to be evacuated from their homes after a hand grenade was reported to have been found on a street. The police believe that two men on a motorbike “placed a hand grenade outside a house Read More …

Somalia: State TV journalist killed while covering military operation on the outskirts of Mogadishu

Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb attack that targeted Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, Ahmed Mohamed Shakur alongside security officials during a security operation in Basra town, about 30km north of Mogadishu on Friday 30 September, 2022. Ahmed Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 hurt in twin IED blasts ahead of Shah’s visit

Ahead of the scheduled visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir, twin IED blasts in two passenger buses within a time gap of eight hours rocked Udhampur district. Two persons were left injured in the blasts. Read More …

New Jersey: Gloucester County receives HazMat Vehicle through American Rescue Plan funds

National Preparedness Month is observed each September to raise awareness about steps individuals, families and communities can take to be ready for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. Commissioner Denice DiCarlo, liaison to the Emergency Response Department, Read More …

UK: Manchester charity gets funding to clear landmines in Ukraine

A UK charity has received a two million dollar grant to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine and to deliver risk education to communities caught up in the conflict. The funding has been awarded to Manchester-headquartered MAG (Mines Advisory Read More …

New Jersey: Stockton K-9 Team Wins National Explosives Detection Dog Title

K-9 Freya proved she has what it takes to be top dog at the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) National Detector Dog Trials in Georgia last week. Freya, a 6-year-old golden retriever, and handler Lt. Tracy Stuart competed in Read More …

Colorado: Pipe Bomb Found Behind Grocery Store In a Denver Suburb

An active pipe bomb was found behind a grocery store in a Denver suburb Tuesday, authorities said. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a possible explosive device found behind a Safeway grocery store in Littleton, about 10 miles Read More …

New Zealand: Loud bang heard as police, Defence Force investigate ‘item of concern’

Witnesses have described hearing a loud bang as police and the New Zealand Defence Force dealt with a suspicious item in Palmerston North. Police officers closed a section of Pioneer Highway, between Shamrock and Lyndhurst streets, in Palmerston North on Read More …

Germany: 50 kg World War II bomb defused in Berlin

A World War II bomb found in Berlin-Moabit, aduring construction work was defused on Monday. After the controlled detonation of the World War II bomb, the authorities have lifted the barrier circle around the site. The police announced on Monday Read More …

Yemen: 2 killed in IED explosion in Taiz province

At least two people were killed and 11 others injured when an explosion struck a civilian bus in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz on Sunday, a security official told Xinhua. “An explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted Read More …

Cambodia turned minefields into “the land of gold” over 30 years

The head of Cambodia’s mine authority said that Cambodia has achieved incredible success by having transformed minefields, once spread all over the Kingdom, into “the land of gold” after 3 decades of demining actions. During an event on Thursday, Senior Read More …

Oregon: Close call with explosive material in Grants Pass

Southern Oregon Sanitation’s annual Hazardous Materials Drop-off Day could have gone off with a bang this year, Grants Pass Fire and Rescue officials said Saturday. A one-pound container of toxic material dropped off at the sanitation center along Redwood Highway Read More …