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Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community in the wake of last month’s blazes, according to local authorities. Explosions were heard near the Read More …
The police discovered an explosive in the garden of a home in Rotterdam on Monday evening. They cordoned off the area and called in the Ministry of Defense’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit to remove the device. The police responded to the Read More …
Though human- and animal-like robots might one day make ideal travel companions for some passengers, an increasing number of airlines are banning them from both the cabin and checked baggage over safety concerns. United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have Read More …
Somalia’s Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a claim confirmed to AFP on Monday by locals in nearby areas. Somalia has been battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency for around two Read More …
The explosion which injured three members of a family in Barishal’s Bakerganj upazila on Monday morning was caused by a locally made improvised explosive device (IED), said police. “Based on the preliminary examination, the bomb disposal unit confirmed that it Read More …
Two men injured in an explosion that occurred today (August 3) at around 10:40 in the village of Chardagly in Azerbaijan’s Aghdara district were admitted to the emergency department of the Tartar Central District Hospital. The incident took place during Read More …
The seventh archaeological campaign in the Pati de les Monges of La Seu d’Urgell has brought to light a 17th-century mortar bomb, a find that forced the activation of the security protocol and the removal of the piece from the Read More …
At least 14 people, including police officials, were killed and at least 18 others injured in a suicide attack on Swat’s Kabal police station on Sunday, police and rescue officials said. According to the Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Read More …
An explosion blasted near a summer cafe in the center of Moscow killing three people and wounding 15, an Interior Ministry official said. “The Interior Ministry’s Moscow branch is working at the site of the incident. According to available information, Read More …
Police have recovered a specially constructed improvised explosive device (IED) from a travel bag left at a grocery shop in Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The device was later safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the police’s Read More …
Security forces killed four terrorists and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Thursday, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the operation was launched after intelligence reports indicated Read More …
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion. It Read More …
Police are trying to trace the occupants of a car that crashed at high speed in Amsterdam while carrying high explosives, causing dozens of homes to be evacuated. The black BMW M1 was being pursued by Dutch police after their Read More …
The removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine is helping communities restore agricultural production, rebuild livelihoods and create new employment opportunities. In Mykolaiv Oblast, humanitarian demining efforts supported by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) are allowing farmers to safely Read More …
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Dikwa-Gajibo road in Borno State. The explosive device was discovered at about 10:10 a.m. on Monday by troops of the 81 Division Read More …
A man killed when a pipe bomb he had made exploded in his room in a Dublin homeless hostel cannot be identified, two decades after his arrival in Ireland and more than two years since his death. The man, known as Igor Read More …
South Korean authorities ordered civilians to evacuate on Tuesday after a suspected white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near the capital, Seoul. Officials in the city of Pyeongtaek urged nearby residents to move to a safe location and avoid skin Read More …
As UNIFIL expands its operational activities following the reduction in violence in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers continue to encounter explosive hazards left behind by the conflict. Supporting patrols and checks of routes used by peacekeepers, UNIFIL’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists Read More …
An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and the Embassy of India in Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 27 to implement a Quick Impact Project for mine clearance in Pursat province. The MoU was Read More …