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The leader of Somalia’s Hirshabelle region says dozens of people were killed Wednesday in attacks in the city of Beledweyne, including a member of the Somali parliament. Several more people died when militants opened fire at an airport in Somalia’s Read More …
Three children were injured and hospitalized after playing with an explosive object and its further detonation in the Melitopol district of Zaporizhia region, one of the victims is in intensive care, the State Emergency Service has reported. “In the village Read More …
Four milk jugs filled with gasoline were wrapped in detonation cord outside a Las Vegas Fire Department training center on Wednesday. Bomb squad technician Mark Duncan yelled, “Fire in the hole!” three times. A loud bang sent a fireball about Read More …
The terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland has been lowered from “severe” to “substantial” for the first time in 12 years after what the government described as significant continuous progress with peace. The Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, announced the Read More …
How authorities and aid workers can support emergency EORE and other explosive weapons related risk education. his Q&A has been produced by the EORE Advisory Group – a global group of over a dozen UN agencies, international organisations and international Read More …
Patron, a 2-year-old military dog, is credited with clearing almost 90 explosive devices on Ukrainian soil since Russia invaded, saving countless lives and preventing further bloodshed. Footage of the dog’s brave actions was shared by the State Emergency Service (SES) Read More …
A man who was found making an explosive device in Blaenavon has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Martin Johnson, 55, was arrested in April 2021 after the army’s bomb disposal unit were called to Trem-Y-Mynydd in Blaenavon. Johnson, Read More …
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and three live hand grenades were recovered from a vacant lot adjoining a private university on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway on Sunday. The explosives were spotted by a few migrant workers in the vicinity, who immediately Read More …
A water tanker driver was killed in a landmine explosion that took place in the Notal-Gandhwah road area of Nasirabad district on Saturday. Police said the landmine was planted at the under-construction Notal-Gandhwah road and it exploded when the water Read More …
A man made a bomb and told his daughter he wanted to use it to steal from a bank. Martin Johnson appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday and admitted making an improvised explosive device (IED). The 55-year-old, of Greenmeadow Read More …
Residents of Schiebroekstraat in Zoetermeer were startled Saturday morning by a man in camouflage clothing banging on windows and doors and shouting. Police arrested him and subsequently found a rifle grenade in his car, Omroep West reports. Police urged residents Read More …
Unknown gunmen have bombed the residence of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor located in Awo- Omamma in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that the suspects used Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) Read More …
The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) found and detonated three large bombs in Khammuan and Xieng Khuang provinces in a single week. This week, MAG’s community liaison team received a hotline call reporting two large bombs, one in Khammuan province and Read More …
A 15-year-old boy accused of making dangerous explosive devices in his home was arrested, Louisiana police said. Detectives first got a tip about the teenager on Tuesday, March 15, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Read More …
The PSNI have released images of pipe bombs and IED parts recovered during an operation in Derry. Detectives from the Terrorism Investigation Unit provided an update following the security alert in the city’s Fahan Street area yesterday and today. Detective Read More …
A 15-year-old boy accused of sharing bomb-making instructions on social media has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. The youngster, who cannot be identified because of his age, is alleged to have twice posted the propaganda video made by Read More …
A total of six Iraqi children, all boys, have lost their lives due to explosive remnants of war (ERW) in February, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Monday. Moreover, UNICEF said explosive remnants had maimed Read More …
As the Russian invasion unfolds, a deep vein of Ukrainian nationalism – already irritated by the annexation of Crimea and a Russian-backed insurgency in the Donbas region – has been unleashed. Ordinary civilians have called themselves to arms, vowed to Read More …
Three employees of a road construction company were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in ran over an explosive in Banisa, Mandera. Police said the improvised explosive device had been planted on the road by suspected al Shabaab militants Read More …
The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It’s now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city’s comeback. Omar Taqa, the assistant site coordinator Read More …