Afghanistan’s human rights commission condemns roadside bomb, landmine attacks by Taliban

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has condemned recent roadside bomb and landmine attacks by Taliban militants that resulted in the deaths and injuries of scores of civilians. Nine civilians were killed and 23 others wounded following a series of Read More …

South Lebanon Banks Attacked with Explosives

The Lebanese army and security forces are investigating two attacks on banks in South Lebanon, after an explosive device detonated near a branch and a Molotov cocktail was tossed at an ATM. Security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that investigators were Read More …

Would-be suicide bomber killed in eastern Afghan province

A would-be suicide bomber was shot and killed by police personnel in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province on Sunday, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed. “A deadly suicide attack plot was thwarted in Ghazni city, capital of Ghazni province, roughly at 8:30 Read More …

Minnesota: Bomb squad called for grenades, other explosives found in Red Wing home

A Red Wing man faces firearm and drug charges after a search warrant Thursday, April 23, allegedly turned up dozens of weapons, ammo and grenades that necessitated a call to the St. Paul Bomb Squad. Chad Vernon Glasby, 39, was Read More …

Philippines: NPA firearms, IED recovered after Zambo Sur clash

Government troops recovered an improvised explosive device (IED), high-powered firearms, and other war materiel following a clash against a group of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Zamboanga del Sur, officials said Wednesday. Lt. Col. Manaros Boransing, the Army’s 97th Read More …

4 Taliban militants killed while making a bomb inside a mosque in Ghazni

A premature explosion killed four Taliban militants who were busy making a bomb inside a mosque in South-eastern Ghazni province. The provincial government in a statement said the militants were busy making a bomb when the explosion took place, leaving Read More …

Spanish police arrest ‘most wanted’ ISIS suspect hiding out in Spanish lockdown

A former British rapper and notorious Islamic state suspect has been arrested in Spain, judicial sources said on Wednesday. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a former rapper from west London who once posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter, Read More …

Hong Kong: student arrested in connection with earlier discovery of two home-made bombs at school campus

Police say they seized a batch of circuit boards that were of a similar design to those installed in two remote-controlled devices found in December A 20-year-old postsecondary student has been arrested in connection with the manufacture of two powerful Read More …

Israel thwarts terror attack at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem

Israel thwarted several terror attacks in Jerusalem, including at the country’s largest soccer stadium, the Shin Bet security services announced on Wednesday. The Shin Bet arrested three Hamas members last month who planned to carry out attacks against Israel Defense Read More …

Explosion close to Khost governor’s convoy of vehicles leaves 5 wounded

An explosion took place close to the convoy of the vehicles of Khost governor Mohammad Halim Fidai in South-eastern Khost province earlier today. A government source privy of the development said the incident took place earlier today as Mr. Fidai Read More …

Home-made bomb delivered to Hong Kong police chief’s office in envelope

Hong Kong’s police chief received an improvised explosive device at his headquarters on Monday, though no one was injured and evacuation was deemed unnecessary. At an afternoon press briefing, police said the attack represented an “open challenge” and warned against Read More …

Iraq: Four ISIS attacks in central Iraqi province of Diyala injure 11

Nine members of the Iraqi security forces and two civilians were injured on Saturday in four separate attacks by the so-called Islamic State in the central province of Diyala. According to a statement released by the Iraqi army, an explosion Read More …

California: ‘Cricket Bomb’ Found Outside Lathrop Senior Center

An improvised explosive device was discovered and dealt with in Lathrop on Thursday, authorities say. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office says they got a call late in the morning about a suspicious device near the picnic tables outside the Read More …

The Oklahoma City Bombing: Its Aftermath and the Evolution of Soft Target Protection

Twenty-five years ago, a truck bomb detonated in front of a federal building, killing at least 168 people and injuring more than 680 people. How did enterprise security change after the event? At 9:02 a.m., on the morning of April Read More …