Syria: Suspected IED blast injures four in Damascus neighborhood

Four people were injured on Sunday after an explosion believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device planted aboard a public transportation bus in Damascus’ al-Wurood neighborhood, a security source told Shafaq News. The blast damaged nearby shops Read More …

Kenya: Two students among injured after school bus runs over IED in Garissa

At least two students were slightly injured after a bus they were travelling in was hit by a blast at Hagadera Refugee Camp, Garissa county. The bus belonging to Alinjugur Secondary School in Garissa County ran over an Improvised Explosive Read More …

Nigeria: Five injured as IED explodes on Zamfara road

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 …

Somalia: Seven killed in Middle Shabelle in landmine blast targeting civilian bus

At least seven people were killed and four injured when a vehicle carrying civilians struck a landmine in the Kudkudaaleey area of central Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, local sources reported Sunday. The vehicle was carrying nearly 20 passengers en route Read More …

Pakistan: Train services suspended after blast on tracks near Dera Murad Jamali

A bomb planted on a railway track near Dera Murad Jamali exploded on Tuesday, damaging a section of the track, while another explosive device was defused by police. Police said unknown miscreants had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on Read More …

Pakistan: Trains suspended after Balochistan attacks

Unidentified miscreants targeted the railway infrastructure near the Machh-Sibi section with an improvised explosive device (IED) on Friday evening, destroying a portion of the railway track and forcing authorities to suspend several passenger train services. After the blast, security forces Read More …

Israel: Six dead in shooting attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem

Six people were murdered and 12 others injured in a Monday morning shooting attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem. Twelve of the victims were evacuated to hospitals, among them seven whose condition is serious. Two victims are in moderate condition Read More …

India: Explosives found hidden at Bengaluru bus stand

Explosives were found at Bengaluru’s Kalasipalya bus stand, triggering an immediate response from local law enforcement and the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Six gelatin sticks were found near the bus stand concealed in a plastic cover, raising security concerns in the Read More …

New York Man Charged For Making And Attempting To Use Improvised Explosive Devices In Manhattan

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton; Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia; and Commissioner of the New York City Police Read More …

Pakistan: Armed men kidnap and kill nine passengers in Balochistan

At least nine passengers travelling on two Punjab-bound coaches were abducted and killed by unidentified armed men in Sur-Dakai area, on the border between Balochistan’s Zhob and Loralai districts, on Thursday night. “Nine people abducted from both coaches have been Read More …

7/7 bombings: How the tragic events of July 2005 changed UK counter-terrorism forever

It is a date seared into the collective memories of all over a certain age. That morning on July 7, 2005, just before 9am, suicide bombers detonated devices on three Tube trains in central London. An hour later, a fourth Read More …

South Korea: Arson suspect indicted over subway fire in Seoul

A 67-year-old man was indicted Wednesday on charges of committing arson with intent inside a subway train in Seoul last month, according to prosecutors. The man, surnamed Won, has been accused of setting a fire by pouring gasoline inside a Read More …

Pakistan: Suicide blast hits school bus in Khuzdar; three children, two teachers killed

A blast targeting a school bus near Zero Point on the National Highway in Khuzdar has resulted in the tragic deaths of three children and two teachers, and left 38 others injured. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Read More …

Kenya: Five arrested after recovery of explosive devices in Kitui

A multi-agency security team on routine patrol along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway intercepted a Meru-bound passenger bus from Mombasa, uncovering a cache of explosives. Detectives are investigating the motive of the explosives. The discovery came during a meticulous search that revealed Read More …

Israel: Bat Yam residents shaken by coordinated explosions

Residents of Bat Yam were left shaken on Thursday night after two explosions rocked empty buses in separate parking lots in the city. Security forces, including the Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), launched an investigation, treating Read More …

Pakistan: One killed, 15 injured in southwestern as IED blast targets Punjab-bound bus

One person was killed while 15 others, including army soldiers, were injured in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday when a passenger bus headed toward Pakistan’s Punjab province was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED), an official of the paramilitary Levies Read More …

New York City police arrest suspect who set woman on fire in New York subway

New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it “one of the most depraved crimes” a person could commit. The man Read More …

Somalia: Three killed, one injured in explosion in Lower Shabelle

In Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, a civilian vehicle triggered a landmine, resulting in the death of three individuals and leaving another wounded, local officials reported Monday. According to the local administration’s statement, the incident unfolded in the Doonka region, on Read More …

Germany: Manhunt under way in Berlin as man leaves explosives at train station

Amanhunt was under way in Berlin on Thursday after a man left behind a bag full of explosives at a train station following a routine police stop. Investigators are continuing to search for the man, who fled the scene at Read More …

UK: Multi-agency exercise tests emergency services response to major incident

Police, Fire, and Ambulance services in West Yorkshire joined forces last week to test their joint emergency response to a major incident at Leeds Railway Station. Exercise Midnight Belle tested participants from British Transport Police (BTP), West Yorkshire Fire and Read More …