Virginia: Loudoun County Authorities make an arrest in the Leesburg explosion investigation

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office announced an arrest in connection with the October 5 explosions in Leesburg. Trent Lasher of Leesburg was arrested January 29 and charged with two felony counts of possession of, Manufacturing, and use of firebombs Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists use armed drones to attack military base in Borno

Several soldiers are feared dead following a drone-assisted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a Nigerian Army base in Borno state. Expand article logo Continue reading The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Read More …

Mali: Fuel tanker convoy destroyed in attack blamed on extremists

A convoy of several dozen tankers was set on fire in Mali in a deadly assault that local officials blamed on extremists, the latest escalation in a fuel blockade that had calmed in recent weeks. The attack took place Thursday Read More …

Thailand: Royal Thai Navy Finds Landmines and IEDs in Trat

The Navy finds five landmines and IEDs in Trat’s Chamrark and Nong Ri areas. Explosive ordnance disposal units work to ensure public safety after ceasefire agreement. On January 30, 2026, RAdm Parach Rattanachaiyapan, spokesperson for the Royal Thai Navy, revealed Read More …

Niger: 20 attackers killed, 4 soldiers wounded in terrorist attack on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey

The attack perpetrated on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, on the night of January 28 to 29, 2026, by terrorists who came on motorcycles, was met with a “vigorous air-land response” from the Nigerien Read More …

Colombia restricts import of drones used in explosives attacks

Colombia has restricted the importation of drones, whose increased use by guerrilla groups in a decades-old conflict killed 20 people last year and wounded nearly 300, the government said Thursday. Guerrillas fighting the state, as well as rival rebel and Read More …

Ontario: Police remain at home near Western University after chemicals capable of making explosives discovered

Police continue to investigate a home near Western University after seizing and disposing of chemicals they say could be used to make explosive devices. London police say the investigation began early morning on Jan. 24 when a suspect was arrested Read More …

India: Punjab Police arrest two, recover IED in Nalagarh police station blast

Punjab Police arrested two operatives of Babbar Khalsa International and recovered an IED, solving the bomb blast case near the Nalagarh police station. The arrests also revealed the involvement of a narco-terror module linked to Pakistan’s ISI. Director General of Read More …

UK: Bedfordshire man jailed for making explosive and poisonous substances

A man found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been jailed. Harry Whittaker, 31, was arrested on 6 May 2024 after officers searched his home address in Caddington. Whittaker came to police attention after Read More …

Nigeria: Police detain suspect with 954 pieces of explosive materials in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, known as Mustapha Mohammad, in connection with unlawful possession of suspected explosive materials. The State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Yazeed Abubakar, said that the arrest was made on January 27, 2027, Read More …

Malaysia: Police foiled 26 terror plots, including IED attacks on embassies and public sites, since 2012

The Counter Terrorism Division (E8) of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Special Branch has succeeded in foiling 26 attempted terrorist and militant attacks in the country between 2012 to 2024, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Read More …

Pakistan: Man killed in IED blast in Bajaur

A man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in War Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. Police and local residents said the explosion occurred near Zaga Deri Sewi Read More …

New Mexico: Albuquerque Man Charged After FBI Finds Modified Hand Grenade in His Home

An Albuquerque man has been federally charged with unlawfully possessing an improvised explosive device following the discovery of a modified hand grenade in his home. According to court documents, on December 31, 2025, the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a Read More …

Philippines: 23 WWII Japanese Navy bombs discovered in Davao City

Authorities safely recovered unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO) after World War II-era bombs were discovered in Barangay Buhangin, Davao City, officials said. The explosives were found on Jan. 24, 2026, in Purok Balite, prompting an immediate response from military and law Read More …

Niger: Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey

At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bartchawal, Tillabéri Region, about 20 kilometres from the capital, Niamey. Sources said that the incident Read More …

Western Australia: Homemade “fragment bomb” thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally

A homemade “fragment bomb” thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally yesterday was hidden in a child’s Disney-themed sock, according to a woman who picked it up. Police alleged the device was packed with chemicals and designed Read More …

Ethiopia: Marburg virus disease update

On 26 January 2026, the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak. This declaration came after two consecutive incubation periods (a total of 42 days) since the last person confirmed with MVD Read More …

California: Explosive chemical found in Berkeley home forces evacuations

Hazardous materials discovered inside a Berkeley home forced the evacuation of residents and nearby homes, authorities said. Decades-old picric acid was found Friday in a old photography lab located in the basement of a home in the 800 block of Read More …

India: 11 security personnel wounded in IED blasts in Chhattisgarh

Eleven security personnel were injured in six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said on Monday. “The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. The IEDs went off during Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion carried out after mortar found by Norwich fisherman

A man pulled an unexploded bomb out of the water while magnet fishing on the river Wensum yesterday. Police were called out at just after 10am on Sunday to Dolphin Bridge, Norwich, after reports that someone had found an unexploded Read More …