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At least two children were killed in a bomb explosion early Monday in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to locals and security sources. The children were trekking along the Bargaram-Abasouni Road in the Logone-et-Chari division of the region when they Read More …
An explosion was carried out after a shell was found in a city centre canal, the Manchester Evening News understands. Police shut off an area near a major tram stop with the bomb squad called to the scene last night Read More …
One powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the Nongtaw village area in Piyong circle in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. Security forces had intensified counterinsurgency operations in eastern Arunachal Pradesh and eastern Assam following reliable intelligence Read More …
Calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups. A ceasefire announced on Saturday appeared to be holding after earlier agreements failed to end fighting between longtime rivals the Read More …
Police responded to two separate munitions discoveries in the Maritimes this week, prompting the public to ask: What do you do if you find, dangerous, potentially explosive items? “There are absolutely things that members of the public should do, and Read More …
German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after the incident late Friday at the Rheinkirmes Read More …
A patron who had been tossed out of a popular East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday later intentionally smashed his car into a crowd outside the venue, injuring 30 people — including seven critically — before being pulled out of his Read More …
NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man pled guilty today to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, 2021, Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, was admitted to an Read More …
Colombian troops have begun using explosive-laden drones to fight against guerrillas and gangs, as the device is increasingly used in battlefields around the world for different purposes. Speaking to NPR, Army Gen. Juan Carlos Correa said criminal groups are also Read More …
Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of the country’s Druze population – an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. Read More …
An unexploded military shell was found in a flower bed of a house in Ipam-dong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon. The military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD), which was dispatched after receiving the report, immediately began collecting the UXO. The shells recovered were Read More …
A gas pipeline supplying natural gas to Punjab was blown up in the Wanda Ameer area of Lakki Marwat district during the early hours of Wednesday. The explosion, which occurred under the cover of darkness, was reportedly carried out by Read More …
GENEVA – The most recent violence in Suwayda governorate in southern Syria has reportedly resulted in the deaths of dozens, including women and children, and the injury of more than one hundred others, with clashes reportedly ongoing. A conflict between Read More …
A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its U.S. operator signed a deal to develop another field. The Sarsang field is operated by HKN Energy, a privately held U.S. Read More …
Las Vegas’ Chief of Fire Investigations Jamie Sypniewicz was a fourth grader when she spotted a fire engine, inspiring her to tell her teacher that she wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up. Her path led her to Read More …
Over 137,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory are potentially contaminated with explosive ordnance. In such a heavily mine-contaminated environment, Ukraine can no longer treat demining as a narrowly technical or purely security-related task. Today, it is a fundamental pillar of Read More …
As recently as June 24, 2025, two children were killed and two injured after one of them struck an unexploded device with an axe in Dar-e-Noor, Nagahar province. 6.4 million Afghans live at risk of unexploded ordnance (UXO), with children Read More …
At least 89 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes erupting in Syria’s Suwayda province, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) warning of a “risk of a new massacre” as government security forces are reportedly Read More …
The incident took place on Sunday (July 13, 2025) evening when the three persons, residents of Dhangol village under Madded police station limits, had gone to a nearby forest to collect mushrooms, a police official said. They inadvertently came in Read More …
A man was arrested after he allegedly planted multiple pipe bombs on a golf course, with one exploding before authorities could defuse it. According to police statements obtained by local outlet KCCI, an explosion rocked the Waveland Golf Course on Read More …