UK: Man arrested in Manchester for making explosive device

A chemical substance incident which sparked a major emergency response in Manchester’s Gay Village is not being treated as terror-related, police have said. One man was arrested on suspicion of making an explosive device after the chemical substances were uncovered in a Read More …

Maine: Several improvised explosive devices found at Trenton home after domestic violence call

A Maine man is in custody after police say they found multiple improvised explosive devices at a Trenton home following a domestic violence incident. Maine State Police say troopers responded to a domestic violence incident at a home on Oak Read More …

Syria: Suspected IED blast injures four in Damascus neighborhood

Four people were injured on Sunday after an explosion believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device planted aboard a public transportation bus in Damascus’ al-Wurood neighborhood, a security source told Shafaq News. The blast damaged nearby shops Read More …

Colombia: Explosive-Laden Drone of Unknown Origin Crashes Near Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport

A drone loaded with explosives and of unknown origin crashed without causing damage a few days ago near Bogotá’s El Dorado international airport and the adjoining Catam military base, the Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, in Spanish) reported Thursday. The commander Read More …

Ukraine: Two suspects in custody after vehicle targeted by IED explosion in Dnipro

On May 7, around 7:30 AM, a parked vehicle belonging to a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exploded in the Soborny district of Dnipro. According to the investigation, two residents of the Samariivskyi district, aged 21 and 22, Read More …

Lebanon: Three IDF soldiers wounded in two separate incidents

Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday. In the first incident, an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli Read More …

Pakistan: Quadcopter attack in KP’s Bannu injures 8, including women

Islamabad – The Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province witnessed a serious security incident on Friday night, resulting in the injury of eight people, including women. A powerful explosion occurred after a “suicide” Quad-copter drone crashed in the heart of Read More …

Greece: Explosive-laden drone vessel discovered off Lefkada disarmed by specialists

The discovery of a drone vessel off Lefkada by fishermen yesterday is developing into a thriller, as it soon became clear that the unmanned craft carried special sensors, antennas, and advanced communications equipment. According to information from Protothema.gr, the drone Read More …

Nigeria: A wave of coordinated attacks hit Borno, Zamfara and Plateau states

At least 11 persons have been confirmed dead following a wave of coordinated attacks involving terrorists and armed gunmen in Borno, Zamfara, and Plateau states, with several others injured in the separate incidents. In Borno State, two soldiers were killed Read More …

Michigan man sentenced to 20 years in prison after having been convicted of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and possessing a destructive device

DETROIT — A Michigan man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison after having been convicted by a jury last year on two charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Teenager among three people arrested over Lurgan police station car bomb attack

Three people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into an attack on a police station in Northern Ireland in March. The device, which was the size of a briefcase, had been placed in the Read More …

Missouri: Suspect arrested after improvised explosive device explosion Monday in Odessa

A suspect is in custody following an explosion Monday in Odessa, Missouri, caused by an improvised explosive device. On Monday morning, first responders were dispatched to the 200 block of E. Otway Street in Odessa on reports of a natural Read More …

UK: Explosion which killed two ”caused by hand grenade set off by ex”

Two people died after a house explosion in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, on Sunday morning, with three others including a child injured and later released from hospital. Reports now say it was caused by a man setting off a grenade Read More …

Chad: Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region

Boko Haram militants have killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region, Chad’s armed forces said Tuesday. The region has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group, which is known Read More …

India: Wild elephant injured after stepping on a suspected Maoists’ IED in Saranda forest

Believe it or not, an IED (Improvised Explosive Device),a “homemade” bomb, concealed in debris, dirt and under a mud -road to ambush convoys of security forces by the Maoists, has reportedly caused serious injury to a wild elephant in Saranda Read More …

Pakistan: One killed, 15 injured in foiled suicide attack in South Waziristan

An attempted suicide attack on a security forces’ post near Azam Warsak Bazaar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan area, was foiled on Monday evening, officials said. According to security sources, the attacker attempted to target the army post using an Read More …

UK: Two arrested for arson after fire at Golders Green memorial wall

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of arson over a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green, police have said. A 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, who have not been named, were arrested at Read More …

Oregon: Man drives car full of explosives into Portland athletic club

A man is dead after he drove a car full of explosives and propane into a popular Portland, Oregon, athletic club on Saturday in what police described as an “isolated” incident. Investigators found multiple incendiary devices, improvised explosive devices and Read More …

Yemen says oil tanker hijacked off Shabwa coast, heads towards Somali waters

Yemen’s coast guard said on ​Saturday that the ‌M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off ​the coast ​of Shabwa province by unidentified ⁠armed men who ​boarded the vessel, ​seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of ​Aden in Read More …