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Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have recorded significant operational gains in the ongoing military campaign across the Timbuktu Triangle, as sustained offensives continue to weaken and disrupt terrorist networks in the North East. The development was confirmed in a Read More …
A retired engineer from Sidcup has denied blowing up a Ulez camera with explosives. Kevin Rees, 63, of Harcourt Avenue, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court last week accused of using an improvised explosive device to damage a Ulez camera in Read More …
The Latimer County Sheriff’s Office said two military-grade artillery shells were detonated and disposed of on Monday. According to LCSO, deputies were contacted about two artillery shells by a resident. He said that he’s been in possession of these shells Read More …
The number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) located, seized and deactivated by state authorities in Michoacán more than doubled last year, indicating that criminal groups’ use of the makeshift bombs is becoming more prevalent. According to data from the Michoacán Read More …
Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw area, killing seven people and wounding thirteen others. The explosion occurred at around 3 p.m. on Monday, January 19, at a Chinese restaurant in Read More …
Train link between Quetta and the rest of the county was suspended for a few hours on Monday as unknown armed men blew up the main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali. Police said some unknown people planted an explosive Read More …
A major battle between two rival guerrilla organizations in southern Colombia left 26 suspected fighters dead, according to the regional army commander said Monday. Authorities were able to recover the bodies of the suspected guerrillas around La Paz, a township Read More …
According to a statement from the Taliban’s provincial police command, the incident occurred on Sunday (January 18) in Puladkhana area of Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital. The statement said the explosion was caused by a landmine left over from previous Read More …
The law enforcement investigation concerns possible misuse of budget funds during humanitarian demining of agricultural lands as part of the state expense-reimbursement program. The information was confirmed by the National Police and the Office of the Prosecutor General on January Read More …
Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, held a working meeting with a delegation from the South Sudan Mine Action Authority, led by Mike Rashid Fulla Obaldo, Director General of the National Mine Action Authority of South Sudan (NMAA South Sudan), Read More …
A 20-year-old man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday when the victim, Aayta Kuhrami, a resident of Kasturipad village Read More …
A 41-year-old man has been charged over the alleged manufacturing of pipe bombs found along footpaths in Canberra’s north this week. Fifteen explosive devices were found along the shore of Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen between Joynton Smith Drive and Ginninderra Read More …
The Executive Mine Action Center branch in Hodeida province destroyed on Sunday 140 anti-vehicle landmines left by the Saudi-US aggression in al-Hali district. The operation was carried out as part of ongoing clearance efforts to secure residential areas and roads, Read More …
Five people sustained injuries on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Takalafiya-Gadar Zaima road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state. The blast occurred around 11:30am when a motorcycle carrying five passengers ran over an explosive device Read More …
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have intercepted a vehicle conveying a large cache of explosive materials at a checkpoint in Koza, Daura Local Government Area. In a statement on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, Read More …
Hazaribag: Investigators probing the explosion that killed three people, including a couple, at Habibi Nagar found a mortar tail at the explosion site, sources said on Friday. The powerful explosion rocked Habibinagar locality of Hazaribag district on Wednesday, with agencies Read More …
Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable James Vaughan, QPM MSt (Cantab), and Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez have thanked all the agencies involved in dealing with two Second World War unexploded device operations this week. This week two separate unexploded Read More …
The bomb dredged out of Exmouth Marina on Wednesday, January 14, has been safely removed. A 100-metre cordon was initially set up around the area, with properties in the area evacuated. This cordon was later extended to 400m. In an Read More …
Zimbabwe was set to become the second contaminated country to be declared landmine-free last year – Mozambique led the way in 2015 – but funding cuts by the United States and other international donors has slowed progress. The HALO Trust Read More …
The King County Bomb Disposal Unit “rendered safe” an improvised explosive device (IED) that was found in a Burien garage. This afternoon, a cleaning crew called police to report they had found a package that looked suspicious inside a garage Read More …