Virginia: FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation

The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Read More …

Florida: Brevard County Sheriff, Palm Bay Police Announce Massive Seizure of Illegal Substances, Weapons, and Explosives

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Palm Bay Police Department, the DEA, ATF, and several federal task force partners, announced the arrest of 26-year-old Maxwell Horvath after a major operation uncovered an extensive cache of illegal weapons, explosive Read More …

Connecticut: Decomposed body and explosives found inside residence after standoff

A decomposed body and several explosives were discovered inside a home following an hours-long standoff with a man who had barricaded himself in the residence and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement in Connecticut, according to authorities. Stamford Police responded to Read More …

U.S. Department of Justice: Afghan Citizen Federally Charged for Posting Threats to Build Bomb and Kill Americans

Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, 30, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, has been federally charged for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, and kill Americans and others, in a video shared on TikTok, X, and Read More …

West Virginia: Barbour County man arrested after police find multiple explosives at his residence

A Barbour County man was arrested when police executed a previous warrant and found multiple explosive devices at his residence. On Sunday, around 4 p.m., the West Virginia State Police responded to a residence in Moatsville alongside the Barbour County Read More …

US and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapons storage facilities

The U.S. military said on Sunday that it recently destroyed 15 sites containing Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria. U.S. Central Command said it and Syrian forces identified and destroyed the storage facilities across the Rif Damashq province during Read More …

Russia: Caspian Pipeline Consortium reports halts in Black Sea oil loading after new attack

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles most of Kazakhstan’s crude exports through Russia to the Black Sea, halted loading after one of its three moorings was damaged amid overnight Ukrainian attacks in the region. “As a result of a targeted Read More …

Somalia: U.S. special forces join Puntland in major strike on ISIS hideout in Balade Valley

US Special Forces and Puntland counter-terrorism units have carried out a coordinated operation targeting an ISIS hideout in Somalia’s Balade Valley. According to security sources on Wednesday, dozens of US troops were inserted into the area using MH-60 helicopters, while Read More …

Washington, D.C.: EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit

When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that they encouraged her to try to set a new world Read More …

Washington: Patient dies of complications after contracting H5N5 avian influenza

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an older adult with underlying health conditions who had been Read More …

North Carolina: Wilmington police confirm suspicious device was a potential explosive

Wilmington police say a device found Friday morning at an apartment complex was determined to be a potential explosive, prompting a large response from the department’s bomb squad and federal agents. Officers were called shortly after 9:15 a.m. to the Read More …

Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop

A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, Jr., 27, of Princeton, after a witness reported explosions Read More …

Mozambique: ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs

Mozambique – where more than half the population lives under the poverty line and the average age is 17 – had been particularly dependent on USAID. The $586 million given by USAID in 2024 amounted to about 3% of the Read More …

U.S. DEVCOM CBC Supports CBRN Technology Capstone Event

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) assisted the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) with an event focused on advancing Army CBRN capabilities. Read More …

Missouri: 18-year-old charged after explosives detonate outside assistant principal’s home

An 18-year-old from Ballwin was charged after prosecutors said he and three other teens placed explosives that detonated outside an assistant principal’s home Saturday night. Brian D. Pilarski, 18, was charged with second-degree arson and first-degree accessory to property damage. Read More …

Michigan, New Jersey and Washington terror plot arrests reveal a dangerous path to ISIS self-radicalization

They live in New Jersey, Michigan and Washington state — six young men arrested in recent weeks and charged in an alleged ISIS-inspired terror plot. The suspects, among others, are accused of using encrypted messaging and social media apps “to Read More …

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police investigates bombing at Piero’s restaurant

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are investigating a small explosion Thursday after an “improvised explosive device” was left near Piero’s Italian Cuisine on Convention Center Drive. Police said no one was injured. LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill told members of the media Read More …

Slovakia: 3rd ETACS Project Workshop 2025 held at EOD COE in Trenčín

The Technology Development Department of the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE) organized the 3rd ETACS Workshop on October 27–28, 2025, in Trenčín, Slovakia. The event brought together EOD experts from the United States, Slovakia, Denmark and Read More …