Ecuador: Vehicle explosion outside Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary leaves a prison guard dead

An explosion in the early hours of Thursday outside the Guayaquil Littoral Penitentiary, the most dangerous in Ecuador, left one guard dead and two injured and once again alarmed the inhabitants of the area, who have seen their routine altered Read More …

South Africa: Man arrested for possession of explosives

Pretoria Central police recently arrested a 23-year-old man in possession of explosives during a stop-and-search in the CBD. The suspect was apprehended at the corner of Lillian Ngoyi and Struben streets on December 10 at around 17:00. A backup unit Read More …

Colombia: Motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in killing 1 and injuring 14

A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing the driver and injuring 14 others, authorities said. Officers had been conducting inspections in the community of Las Penas in the Jamundi municipality to Read More …

INTERPOL: More than 28,000 kg of explosives, 3,400 IEDs seized in South America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – An operation in South America has resulted in the seizure of more than 28,000kg of explosive materials, 3,400 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and thousands of other components used in their manufacture. Operation Claymore (11 August – Read More …

Falkland Islands: Explosive Disposal team locate and destroy a live anti vehicle landmine

On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC. Upon contacting Read More …

NY National Guard civil support teams learn from Brazilian counterparts

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL— Thirty-five New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent a week in Rio De Janeiro learning how to help secure a major soccer tournament from a chemical, biological, or radiological attack from Brazilian Soldiers. The members Read More …

Ecuador: Armed men break into a live TV studio as the country is rocked by attacks

Armed men have broken into the set of a public television channel in Ecuador as it broadcast live and threatened people as the country reels from a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency in the Read More …

Argentina arrests three from Lebanon, Syria in Maccabi Games terror plot

Police in Argentina have arrested three people for suspicion of planning a terrorist attack at the Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, according to police reports from Argentina. The Argentine Federal Police (PFA) arrested three men from Syria and Read More …

Ecuador: Video shows police blowing up explosive-laden drone on prison’s roof

A drone loaded with explosives blasted a hole in the roof of a prison that has held some of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lords, in the latest sign of the nation’s slide into chaos. Police special forces carried out a Read More …

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito

Police in Ecuador have arrested six suspects after a car bombing in a commercial area of the capital, Quito, as the South American nation grapples with a surge in violence that authorities say is linked to drug trafficking. The explosion Read More …