Philippines: Woman killed in Basilan town explosion

A woman was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off early Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Sumisip, Basilan province, the police said. Police Major Faisal Tandico, Sumisip police chief, identified the fatality as Junayra Saad, 47, single, a Read More …

Afghanistan: Mortar shell explosion kills 9 children near the border with Pakistan

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has killed at least nine children and wounded four others, according to local officials. The blast on Monday took place when a cart selling food items struck an old, unexploded Read More …

South Africa: Four suspected robbers arrested for attempted murder and possession of explosives

Four suspects aged between 25 and 37 were arrested by police on charges of business robbery, attempted murder and possession of explosives. It is alleged that yesterday at 23:00, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Read More …

UK: Bomb squad called to Daisy Nook after 1,000 ‘explosives’ found by magnet fishers

More than 1,000 suspected railway explosives have been uncovered by magnet fishers at a park in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. The bomb squad and emergency service were called to Daisy Nook Country Park after the devices were found underwater at Sammy’s Read More …

Iraqi security forces seized a booby-trapped motorcycle in Wadi Houran region

A qualitative preemptive operation carried out according to accurate intelligence information of the Intelligence Division of the Fifth Division, one of the joints of the Military Intelligence Directorate in the Ministry of Defense, in which it indicated the presence of Read More …

UK: Manchester Arena security continually reviewed after bomb, inquiry hears

Security improvements have been made at Manchester Arena since the terror attack nearly five years ago and are “continually reviewed”, a public inquiry has heard. Arena operators SMG and security firm Showsec were criticised in the first report published by Read More …

Cambodia: Temple tourist sites are mine clearing priorities

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has cleared more than 40ha of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in two temple areas in Preah Vihear province and continues to do so at the request of the National Authority for Preah Vihear Read More …

Florida: Alleged Antifa member targeted Pinellas County rally with a bomb; more explosives found at his house

A man in full black bloc behaving suspiciously near a right-wing rally outside the Pinellas County Courthouse in Florida on Jan. 6 was apprehended by deputies after he tried fleeing on foot. Garrett James Smith, 22, was arrested and found Read More …

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) investigates Bomb Explosion

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) have responded to a report of an explosion incident, which occurred at Mbarana area, North West Guadalcanal on 4 January 2021. Initial reports said that the Read More …

South Africa: Man arrested with hand grenade at airport in Bloemfontein

Police arrested a man who was found in possession of a drill hand grenade at the Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein, causing the airport to be evacuated on Monday. “The suspect arrived at the airport and reported at check-in-counter, Read More …

Pakistan: Two security men hurt in Mirali blast

Two security personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device went off in Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan on Sunday. Official sources said the blast occurred in Titi locality of Sinwam tehsil. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Read More …

Oregon: Man Shot Fireworks at Police Officers, Tried to Set Off Explosives

Springfield police took a man into custody Sunday morning after authorities said he repeatedly launched powerful fireworks at officers. The man had a supply of vintage blasting caps and “commercial-grade, mortar type fireworks,” police said. Police found the man on Read More …

Iraq: Two armed ‘suicide drones’ shot down by US-led coalition forces at Baghdad airport

Two drones targeting US forces at Baghdad airport were shot down this morning as terrorists launched an attack on the anniversary of the killing of revered Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. The ‘suicide drones, or improvised cruise missiles’, were launched at Read More …

UK: Unexploded ‘Second World War devices’ found near Standon are blown up by Army bomb disposal team

Two bombs allegedly from the Second World War were unearthed in woodland near Standon over the Christmas period. The devices were detonated in a controlled explosion carried out by Army bomb disposal experts that was heard from Puckeridge to the Read More …

India: Security forces seize huge cache of explosives near Myanmar border

The Assam Rifles seized a huge cache of explosives and war-like stores near the Myanmar border in Mizoram on Friday, officials said on Saturday. Based on specific information, Assam Rifles along with Mizoram police, launched an operation at Mawhre village Read More …

Israel: Mortar shell from British Mandate period discovered in forest near Jerusalem

A British mortar shell from Israel’s War of Independence period was discovered on Saturday near Maale Hahamisha, a kibbutz not far from Jerusalem, the Israel Police said. The 81mm. shell was found by a father and son who were walking Read More …

Thailand: 6 bomb explosions in Yala on New Year’s Eve

Six bombs exploded in this southern border province on Dec 31 – two in Muang district and four in Bannang Sata – and the Barisan Revolosi Nasional (BRN) claimed responsibility for the blasts, Pol Maj Gen Tinnakorn Rangmat, the provincial Read More …

Pakistan: Several killed in two attacks in Balochistan

At least eight people have been killed and 15 wounded in two separate attacks on security forces in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, the military says, as Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to visit the region. The attacks Read More …