Northern Ireland: Explosive device discovered after arson attack damages multiple vehicles

Police investigating a fire that damaged multiple vehicles discovered a viable explosive device in follow up searches. The fire at the business premises near Newry was started deliberately, police said. Fire crews and police were first alerted to the fire Read More …

Bangladesh: Crude bomb explodes in Dhaka, 7 more devices recovered near Dhaka University

A crude bomb exploded on the road in front of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka this morning (16 June). Meanwhile, seven more unexploded crude bombs were recovered from the Dhaka University campus this morning, raising concerns over security Read More …

Pakistan: Blast kills 2, injures 11 in Balochistan’s Barkhan

Two people were killed and 11 others injured on Monday when a bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded in Balochistan’s Barkhan district, officials said. Barkhan Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khosa told Dawn.com, “The explosive material was planted in a motorcycle parked Read More …

Niger targets jihadist financing, kills 13 in illegal gold mine raids

Niger’s army has raided jihadist-controlled informal mining sites in the country’s west, killing more than a dozen insurgents and seizing material linked to the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, it said. An army statement said the raids took place last Read More …

Pakistan: Two police officials killed in grenade attack in Balochistan’s Sui

In a tragic incident in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, two policemen were martyred and another was injured following a grenade attack on a police vehicle. The incident occurred in the Tota Colony while the police mobile Read More …

Pakistan: Rocket fired at Bajaur house of PM’s aide Mubarak Zeb

The residence of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Tribal Affairs MNA Mubarak Zeb’s residence in Bajaur was targeted with a rocket in the wee hours of Saturday, according to police. Last month, an improvised explosive device (IED) had detonated Read More …

India: CRPF official killed in IED blast during antiMaoist operation in Odisha’s Sundargarh

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during an anti-Maoist operation in Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Saturday morning, officials said. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Satyaban Kumar Singh, 34, of the 134th Read More …

New York man allegedly made explosives, tossed them from Williamsburg Bridge

A New York man faces charges after he allegedly made several explosive devices and threw some of them off the Williamsburg Bridge, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors claim Michael Gann made six of the devices, and set one of them off Read More …

Pennsylvania: Westmoreland County man arrested after police find drugs, guns, explosive device in his home

A Westmoreland County man was arrested after police say they located a large amount of illicit drugs, guns and an explosive device inside his home. Pennsylvania State Police say officers executed the warrant at the home of David Ackerman, 50, Read More …

Netherlands: Police arrest eight “sovereign citizens”, seize guns, explosives

Dutch police have arrested eight people suspected of belonging to an “anti-institutional” criminal network that was allegedly preparing to use violence against the authorities. The suspects are so-called “sovereign citizens” — individuals who reject the authority of the state and Read More …

Malaysia: Explosives, drugs found in car after 25km police chase ends in dramatic crash in Serdang

Police discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) and various types of drugs inside an overturned car following a 25-kilometre chase after the driver attempted to flee a police inspection early this morning. Serdang police chief ACP Muhamad Farid Ahmad said Read More …

UK: Explosives arrest after homes evacuated

Residents have been allowed to return to their homes after explosives experts had to deal with a device at a property in a Carmarthenshire town. Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) experts were called to an address on New Dock Road, Llanelli, Read More …

Ohio: Green Township man charged with crimes related to 3 pipe bomb incidents

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury indicted a Green Township man today, charging him with federal crimes related to explosive devices. Robert Gilb, 50, was arrested yesterday. “The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Robert Gilb for possessing an unregistered Read More …

Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones

The scene is by now all too familiar for those acquainted with coverage of modern war. A bird’s-eye view frames two figures ambling about below, then charts the path of an improvised explosive charge as it tumbles down, impacting with Read More …

Malta jury sentences 2 men to life in prison for supplying bomb that killed journalist

Two men were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia. They received Read More …

Cyprus: Early-morning bomb blast damages café in Nicosia

A bomb exploded outside a café on Piraeus Street early Wednesday, police said. The blast occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. and was caused by a high-powered improvised explosive device, according to authorities. No injuries have been reported. Police officers quickly Read More …

Austria: Plans for bomb attack found in Graz shooting suspect’s home

Discarded plans for a bomb attack were found at the home of the suspected perpetrator of a deadly school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, local police said on Wednesday. Police said earlier that they had found a non-functioning Read More …

Northern Ireland: Masked rioters in Co Antrim attack police, torch houses for second night

Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday in the second successive night of disorder that followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the Read More …

Colombia: At least four dead in wave of explosions outside police stations in southwest

At least four people were killed in Colombia on Tuesday as rebel groups detonated bombs near police stations in the city of Cali and the neighboring Cauca province, according to authorities. Military and police spokespeople blamed the attacks on the Read More …