Nigeria: Boko Haram, ISWAP attack kills vigilante commander and four others in Borno

Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have killed a vigilante commander and four civilians in an attack on Wumbi community, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the attack occurred on Monday, September 21, but information about the incident was Read More …

Bangladesh: Detectives investigate recent crude-bomb explosions across Dhaka coordinated through WhatsApp accounts

Dhaka detectives say that is the simple formula behind at least some of the crude-bomb attacks that have rattled the capital over the past several days. The Detective Branch (DB) says a “specific network” is recruiting people to carry out the Read More …

Bangladesh: 16 crude bombs, 4 petrol bombs recovered in Rajshahi

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 16 crude bombs and four petrol bombs from the Talpukuria area under Shah Makhdum Police Station in Rajshahi city.According to a press release, RAB-5 received information around 1:25am yesterday (23 September) that bomb-like Read More …

California: Possible pipe bomb found at Irvine gas station, 2 arrested

Police allegedly found a possible pipe bomb inside a vehicle at an Irvine gas station Tuesday. Officers found the suspected explosive device while performing a traffic stop at a Chevron station inside the Orchard Hills Shopping Center. “A suspicious device Read More …

South Korea: Land mine explodes in Demilitarized Zone during military operation

A suspected land mine exploded at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) earlier this week during a route clearance operation to identify a potential North Korea-created minefield south of the inter-Korean border, South Korea’s military said Tuesday. The explosion occurred south of Read More …

Germany: Traces of explosives found near Wunstorf air base after drone incident

Traces of explosives have been found near a German military base close to where drone parts were discovered last week in an incident that investigators believe could be linked to the failed attack at Leipzig airport in August, security sources Read More …

Ukraine: Blast near recruitment center in Lviv region injures military service member

An explosion occurred near the building of a district Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) in Mykolaiv, Lviv region, injuring a TRC service member. “Today, at around 16:30, an explosion involving an unidentified device occurred near the entrance to the building of Read More …

Pakistan: Police officer and civilian injured in explosion near Sra Khawra checkpost

A civilian and a policeman were injured when a powerful vehicle-borne improvised explosive device went off on Indus Highway, damaging the outer wall of Sra Khawra checkpost, some 15 miles south of the provincial capital, officials said. They said that Read More …

Virginia: Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport

An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five Read More …

Greece: Two arrested over ATM explosion

Police on Wednesday announced arrests in a case involving a criminal gang accused of stealing vehicles and blowing up an ATM in the town of Martino, south-central Fthiotida prefecture, as authorities investigate a series such robberies across Greece. Two local Read More …

Yemen: Houthis dug trenches and laid mines near Bab al-Mandab

Houthi forces have dug trenches in mountainous areas overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait and laid mines in the strategic maritime corridor, an unnamed Yemeni military source told the German Press Agency (DPA) on Tuesday. The source, who spoke on condition Read More …

Lithuania: Bomb squad deployed after drone found in forest in Pasvalys district

A drone was found Wednesday in a forest in northern Lithuania, likely crashed months ago, prompting authorities to activate a bomb-response plan and send bomb disposal experts to the site, police said. The police later specified the drone appeared to Read More …

Philippines: K9 dogs expose explosives aboard vessel bound for Palawan

Explosive detection dogs uncovered blasting materials that may have completed a sea voyage aboard a vessel before being discovered at Puerto Princesa Port on September 13. The cargo was initially reported to weigh about 13 metric tons, but an inventory Read More …

Syria: Man injured in landmine explosion south of Tal Tamr

A young man sustained injuries of varying severity after a remnant of war exploded while he was herding sheep in the village of Tal Masas, south of Tal Tamr. He was subsequently taken to the hospital to receive medical treatment. Read More …

Florida: Fort Pierce man arrested after 8 explosive devices found at home

A Fort Pierce man is in custody after the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said explosive devices were found at his home while detectives were serving a risk protection order. The agency said its investigation began Thursday around 12:20 p.m., Read More …

Bangladesh: Crude bombs explode during AL procession in Gulshan

Two crude bombs were detonated during a procession by activists of Awami League, whose activities remain banned, in Dhaka’s Gulshan this noon. Gulshan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Daud Hossain said around 150-200 people tried to bring out the procession on Road 3 Read More …

Nigeria: IED found at Niger general hospital

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was on Wednesday discovered at the New Bussa General Hospital in Borgu LGA of Niger State. A resident of New Bussa told our correspondent that the explosive device was spotted by one of the Read More …

Yemen: Houthis seize key port of Mocha

Houthi forces in Yemen are making a concerted drive to take over the country’s Red Sea coast fully, claiming control of the key port of Mocha in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years, bringing the Iran-aligned Read More …

Yemen: Dozens of Saudi-backed fighters killed in IED ambush in Hadramout

Dozens of Saudi-backed “Dera Al-Watan” Forces personnel were killed and others wounded on Tuesday after a series of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) targeted their military vehicles in Al-Abr district in the desert of Hadramout province. Local sources reported that military Read More …

Germany: Police detain suspect after sabotage attacks on power grid

German police have detained a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s ​electricity grid, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Daniel V. in ‌line with German privacy rules, was Read More …