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On September 16, 2022, one Frontier Corps trooper was killed and three were injured when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres targeted a Frontier Corps vehicle with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sabzal Road at Podgali Chowk in Quetta, the Read More …
Security agencies operating near the Kenya- Somalia border at the weekend escaped an attack after stumbling on an explosive device set on the roadside. The improvised explosive device was ready to explode when they spotted it in Kulun, Mandera County. Read More …
Several homes on a Massachusetts street had to be evacuated Monday when a military explosive was found by a cleaning crew, authorities said. The home where the ordnance was found, on Wood Drive in Essex, had been recently sold, according Read More …
At least 108 Yemeni civilians have been killed by landmines, cluster bombs, and other fatal remnants of the Saudi-led war since a UN-brokered truce came into effect in Yemen in April, a report said. The Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre Read More …
Long after the enemy forces have laid down their arms, peace accords have been signed and victories celebrated, there is still a heavy toll to be paid. Most of this comes in the form of unexploded ordnance, including landmines and Read More …
Three siblings were killed in an explosion as a result of an unexploded ordnance (UXO), the fourth sibling was also injured in the explosion which occurred in Duram village in North Darfur, on Friday. Sources told Radio Dabanga that the Read More …
The Transforming Education Summit, to be held on September 19, 2022, at the 77th United Nations General Assembly, aims to mobilize solidarity and political will to transform education, and invites Heads of State to make commitments towards Sustainable Development Goal Read More …
An unwanted Staffie abandoned to a pound, has transformed her life from rescue dog to royal protector after being picked out of a line up by police. After intensive training and on-the-job success, Roxy now has two very special bosses, Read More …
Stirring a renaissance in areas plagued by land mines from past conflicts, the NGO Mines Advisory Group, known as MAG, is an NGO committed to the removal of landmines in the Eastern Provinces of Angola. With the support of the Read More …
At least one person was killed and 13 others sustained injuries in an explosion in Balochistan province’s capital Quetta’s Sabzal Road on Friday. As per the details garnered, the explosion occurred in Pod Gali Chowk on Quetta’s Sabzal Road. According Read More …
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force removed 294 kilograms Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on 12 September 2022. Deputy Commissioner for National Security and Operation Support, Ian Vaevaso said the Read More …
A day after an IED blast in Kabal Tehsil of Swat, the death toll has rose to eight as three more bodies were found at the explosion scene on Wednesday, the police officials confirmed. Peace Committee leader Idrees Khan was Read More …
Linkages between illicit arms, organized crime, and armed conflict can reinforce one another while also escalating and prolonging violence and eroding governance.1 Financial gains from crime can lengthen or intensify armed conflicts by creating revenue streams for non-State armed groups Read More …
A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries. Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting Read More …
A total of 72 people were killed in Mali by explosive devices between January and August in 2022, said a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released Monday in Bamako, capital of Mali. Read More …
The Russia-installed rector at Kherson State University in southeastern Ukraine, Tatyana Tomilina, has reportedly survived an assassination attempt and is currently in the hospital. Russian news agencies reported late on September 12 that a handmade explosive device detonated, killing a Read More …
Two persons involved in the planting of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the office of Ward Development Committee in Manipur’s Imphal West district on September 8 were arrested, police said on Monday. Superintendent of Police, Imphal West, Ksh Shivakanta Read More …
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) has caused great harm to the development of Laos, highlighting the need for its accelerated clearance, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday citing a top United Nations (UN) official. The UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Read More …
A man who was arrested in connection with the 1996 Manchester IRA bombing has been released without charge. He was held on suspicion of terrorism at Birmingham Airport on Thursday but has now been released from custody, Greater Manchester Police Read More …
A crude bomb exploded in front of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker’s residence in the Chavassery area of Kannur district on Thursday night. As per police, the explosion took place about 50 meters away from Sudheesh’s house. Police along Read More …