Israel: Two IDF reservists killed, 4 seriously wounded by IED blast in south Lebanon

Two reservist soldiers were killed, and four were seriously wounded after being hit by an explosive device in the southern Lebanon town of Majdal Zoun yesterday, the IDF announces. The slain troops are named as: Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, Read More …

Military declares top ISWAP commanders wanted following intelligence from recovered devices

Military authorities have declared some senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) wanted, following forensic analyses of electronic devices recovered during recent combat operations in the Lake Chad region of Borno State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Read More …

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday, 4th Read More …

Germany: Flying object hits plane at Leipzig airport as drone discovered carrying explosive device

An unidentified flying object hit a a cargo plane at a German airport on Wednesday, as the discovery of a drone carrying an explosive device caused disruption and the suspension of flights. An airport staff member discovered the drone in Read More …

Nigeria: Explosion kills ISWAP bombmakers in Borno

Five suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists, including an alleged medical officer and four Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, specialists, have reportedly been killed in a premature explosion while assembling explosives in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. Read More …

France: Explosions heard as more than 400 WWII shells found in the village affected by wildfires

Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community in the wake of last month’s blazes, according to local authorities. Explosions were heard near the Read More …

Netherlands: Explosive found in garden of Rotterdam home

The police discovered an explosive in the garden of a home in Rotterdam on Monday evening. They cordoned off the area and called in the Ministry of Defense’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit to remove the device. The police responded to the Read More …

Somalia’s Al-Shabaab seize strategic town

Somalia’s Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab said it seized a strategic location in central Somalia on Sunday after intense fighting with government forces, a claim confirmed to AFP on Monday by locals in nearby areas. Somalia has been battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency for around two Read More …

Pakistan: Police across Balochistan on high alert following Kharan attack

Police have been placed on high alert across Balochistan following an attack on a police station and Counter-Terr­orism Department (CTD) offices in Kharan by armed men who entered the city late on Saturday night. Sources said the attackers stormed the Read More …

Spain: A 17th-century mortar bomb found in La Seu d’Urgell

The seventh archaeological campaign in the Pati de les Monges of La Seu d’Urgell has brought to light a 17th-century mortar bomb, a find that forced the activation of the security protocol and the removal of the piece from the Read More …

Pakistan: Two police personnel injured in IED blast near police vehicle in Peshawar

Two police personnel were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near a police mobile vehicle at Pir Zakori Bridge in Peshawar on Sunday, police said. According to police officials, the blast occurred close to the police mobile vehicle, Read More …

Russia: Explosion at Moscow cafe kills three people, injures 15

An explosion blasted near a summer cafe in the center of Moscow killing three people and wounding 15, an Interior Ministry official said. “The Interior Ministry’s Moscow branch is working at the site of the incident. According to available information, Read More …

Poland: PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in Lublin region

An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears ‌to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered debris in a field following reports of an explosion. It Read More …

Pakistan: 9 police officers killed, 28 injured in attack on Khazina Banda checkpost

Nine police officers, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed and 28 others were injured after terrorists attacked the Khazina Banda checkpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district late on Wednesday. A statement issued by KP Inspector General (IG) Read More …

Ireland: Mystery surrounds identity of man killed by his own pipe bomb in Dublin hostel

A man killed when a pipe bomb he had made exploded in his room in a Dublin homeless hostel cannot be identified, two decades after his arrival in Ireland and more than two years since his death. The man, known as Igor Read More …

South Korea orders residents to evacuate after reported white phosphorus leak at US base

South Korean authorities ordered civilians to evacuate on Tuesday after a suspected white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near the capital, Seoul. Officials in the city of Pyeongtaek urged nearby residents to move to a safe location and avoid skin Read More …

Kenya: Four police officers killed in Mandera IED attack

Five security personnel have been killed following a roadside bomb attack in Arabia, Mandera County. The casualties include four officers from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) and one National Police Reservist (NPR). According to local authorities, the officers were Read More …

Philippines: IED exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice; another IED ‘neutralised’

An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Read More …

Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on grenade found in residential area in Co Galway

The army bomb disposal unit conducted a controlled explosion on a grenade in a residential area in Portumna, Co Galway this afternoon. Nearby residential properties on Abbey Street were evacuated as members of the Irish Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Read More …

Nigeria: Terrorists exploit solar street lights for IEDs

Terrorist groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West are increasingly adapting their tactics by exploiting public infrastructure, with recent military and police operations reportedly uncovering evidence that components from solar street lights are being repurposed for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Read More …