UK: Far-right extremist, 25, inspired by the Christchurch massacre admits having explosives and bomb-making manual

A far-Right extremist inspired by the Christchurch atrocity today pleaded guilty to having explosives and instructions on how to make bombs. Filip Golon Bednarczyk, 25, of Luton, Bedfordshire, was arrested by detectives from the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism unit on December Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal squad at Warwick Way, Kings Hill after unexploded device discovered on building site

An Army Bomb Disposal team is on site at Warwick Way, Kings Hill after an unexploded device was discovered on a building site. A 200 metre cordon was put in place last night after a Second World War bomb was unearthed, near Maidstone, Read More …

Invisible Shield: Countering IEDs by novel technology and techniques

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition aims to develop and demonstrate a number of novel technologies and techniques in the area of Counter-IED electronic countermeasures This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is run on behalf of the Defence Read More …

UK: Search underway for suspected bomb on Devon beach

Emergency services are understood to be searching for a suspected explosive device in North Devon this afternoon. The Royal Navy’s Explosives and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team are currently on their way to the scene at Instow. It’s believed the HM Read More …

UK: Bomb left in front garden in targeted gangland attack in Warrington, Cheshire

Police have said that an improvised explosive device left in the garden of a home was a targeted attack linked to serious and organised crime. Police were called out to a house on Birtles Road in the Orford area of Warrington at around 2.15pm on Read More …

Spanish police arrest ‘most wanted’ ISIS suspect hiding out in Spanish lockdown

A former British rapper and notorious Islamic state suspect has been arrested in Spain, judicial sources said on Wednesday. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a former rapper from west London who once posted an image of himself holding a severed head on Twitter, Read More …

Man ‘caught making a bomb’ in sleepy East Yorkshire village

Wayne Rendle, 34, of Nettleton Garth in Burstwick, East Yorkshire has been sent for trial at Hull Crown Court accused of possession of cannabis, making an improvised explosive device, criminal damage and possession of an improvised explosive device. He will appear Read More …

UK: Police investigations ongoing after controlled explosion of “improvised device” in Warrington

Police investigations are ongoing after bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on an improvised device found in a garden at Orford, Warrington, yesterday. A number of roads were closed around the Birtles Avenue area and homes evacuated following Read More …

UK: Bomb squad and police called to Tesco supermarket in Farnworth

A bomb disposal squad and police were called to a supermarket in Farnworth after a suspected explosives attack. Members of the Army’s Royal Logistic Corps’ Bomb Disposal unit were called to the Tesco superstore in Long Causeway at around 9.30am Read More …

UK: Brother of Manchester Arena bomber guilty of 22 counts of murder

Hashem Abedi denied involvement, but his DNA and fingerprints were found at the flat where the explosives were made. The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been found guilty of 22 charges of murder. Hashem Abedi, 22, conspired with Read More …

Army Bomb Experts In Northern Ireland Receive New Robot

Army bomb disposal experts in Northern Ireland have received a new state-of-the-art robot. The latest (RCV) apparently allows the operator to “feel” the suspicious object as they investigate, and is also fitted with high-definition camera equipment. It is set to Read More …

2017 Parsons Green bomb injured 69, say British Transport Police

The number of people injured in the Parsons Green bomb attack has risen to 69, according to new police figures. Previously, 51 victims were thought to have suffered cuts and burns when Ahmed Hassan’s homemade device partially detonated on a District line train at the Read More …

Another arrest as police continue their investigation into suspicious device found in a car in Luton

Officers have searched four properties in Newcastle and another man has been arrested as police continue the investigation into a suspicious device found in a vehicle in Luton. At around 7.20am on Friday, March 6, police were called to reports Read More …