Michigan: Bomb found at Chelsea gas station

A bomb squad was called to a Chelsea gas station early Friday after an employee found a pipe bomb. Police responded around 7:30 a.m. Oct. 9 to the Speedway gas station, 930 S. Main St., for a possible pipe bomb Read More …

From Ukraine’s trenches to South America’s borders and favelas: Criminal organizations use of one-way attack drones

There is a growing amount of research on Ukrainian adaptation and how civilian, military and private organisations have reorganised during the war. Researchers and policymakers are seeking to understand how Ukraine has reinvented itself to meet the challenges of the Read More …

Israel: Suspected criminal assassination attempt leaves two wounded after car explosion in Jerusalem

A 57-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy were seriously wounded in a vehicle explosion in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood on Tuesday, in what police are investigating as a suspected attempted murder with a criminal background. Police received a report of Read More …

France: Teen loses hand picking up grenade during student protests

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade as students across France demanded better classroom conditions in a days-long wave of protests that have erupted into blazes and barricades at some schools, while disrupting lessons at Read More …

UK: Member of terrorist group convicted of terrorism offences

Release issued on behalf of Counter Terrorism Policing South East An extreme Islamist who was a member of the proscribed terrorist organisation Daesh has been convicted of terrorism offences, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE). bdullah Read More …

Philippines: 3 children, 85-year-old woman die in Isabela blast

Three children, including an eight-year-old boy, and an 85-year-old woman died, while two other minors were wounded when an unidentified explosive device went off in Sitio Raniag, Barangay Sinamar, Roxas, Isabela, at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, police Read More …

Iraq: Two soldiers killed by ISIS-era explosive in Nineveh

Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Sunday after an improvised explosive device left behind by ISIS militants detonated during a search and inspection operation in Nineveh province, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred north Read More …

Nigeria: Troops foil Boko Haram IED plot in Borno, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna

Nigerian troops have thwarted an alleged attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State, while troops conducting a separate operation in Kaduna State arrested two suspected kidnappers. The incidents occurred Read More …

Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk

The co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane who allegedly attacked the plane’s captain and attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel on Wednesday is an Omani national who was previously suspended from flying by Oman Air after being identified as Read More …

UK: Anti-Ulez activist jailed for 15 years after blowing up camera with homemade bomb

A man has been jailed after deliberately blowing up a Ulez camera in London, with a judge stating that it was done with a “terrorism connection”. Kevin Rees, 63, was identified as being responsible for blowing up an Ultra Low Read More …

Thailand: Two injured in bomb explosion at a gas station in Narathiwat

Two employees of a PT gas station in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province were slightly injured last night by an IED rigged in a motorcycle side car. The two injured victims were rushed to the district hospital, treated and Read More …

UK: Man arrested after police uncovered ‘suspicious substances and items’ at a property

Hundreds of families in Weston-super-Mare were forced to evacuate overnight after police uncovered “some suspicious substances and items” at a property. Some 153 households were ordered to leave the area around Becket Road on Wednesday evening as the Explosive Ordinance Read More …

Syria: Car bomb near security checkpoint injures two in Deir Ezzor countryside

An explosion near a checkpoint of the Syrian Internal Security Forces in eastern Syria injured two people on Thursday, state media reported. The blast struck a vehicle in Jazrat Al-Buhamid in the Deir Ezzor countryside, according to the Syrian Arab Read More …

Moldova: Resident of Mereni village found 100-kilogram bomb while digging aqueduct

A resident of Mereni village, Anenii Noi district, discovered a 100-kilogram aerial bomb while work was being carried out to install a water supply line. An explosive ordnance disposal team from the “Ștefan cel Mare” Motorized Infantry Brigade responded to Read More …

Afghanistan: Three children killed in unexploded ordnance blast

Three children were killed and another was injured after an unexploded piece of ordnance detonated in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, Taliban officials said. Sayed Tayeb Hamad, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Nangarhar, said the incident occurred Read More …

Thailand: Improvised bomb detonated on Road 43 in Pattani

An improvised explosive device was detonated near a shop on Road 43 in Nong Chik district of Pattani early this morning, setting a 10-wheel truck on fire. The attack occurred at about 1am near Sri Samai Superstore in Ban Don Read More …

Israel: Cockpit stabbing on FlyDubai plane to Tel Aviv puts crew-related hijackings in focus

A pilot on a plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other pilot and then apparently tried to crash the aircraft Wednesday before being subdued by passengers and crew. The Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Saudi Read More …

US-led coalition concludes 12-year mission in Iraq

Iraq is preparing to mark the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces on September 30 ending a 12-year military mission in the country since the onset of the Islamic State (ISIS) emergence, a move welcomed by some who view the departure Read More …

Bangladesh: SRB recovers and defuses 20 crude, petrol bombs at old trade fair grounds

The Specialised Rapid Battalion (SRB) has recovered and defused around 20 crude and petrol bombs from the old trade fair grounds in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Squadron Leader Nifaz Rahman, second-in-command of SRB-2, said the explosives were recovered in the afternoon Read More …