Thailand: Two Malaysians injured in bomb blast in Narathiwat

Two Malaysian women were among four individuals injured in a bomb blast in the city of Narathiwat last night (May 6). The Consul General of Malaysia in Songkhla Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi said both the women from Tumpat, Kelantan suffered Read More …

Crimea Bridge Explosion Caused by Equivalent to 10 Tons of TNT

The main bridge linking the Russian mainland to annexed Crimea was blown up in October 2022 using an improvised explosive device with a power equivalent to 10 tons of TNT, a Russian newspaper has reported. “The group members, at an Read More …

Pakistan: One police officer killed, 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque near Quetta

A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack Monday at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Local police Read More …

Syria: Car bomb kills 4, injures 20 in Azaz

At least four people were killed and 20 injured late Saturday in a car bomb attack that rocked a bustling market in Syria’s northern city of Azaz, according to local sources. The attack in the heart of Azaz’s vibrant marketplace Read More …

Mexican Drug Cartels Employ Landmines and IEDs in Escalating Turf Wars

The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states that has long been a hot zone for cartel warfare — mark an alarming escalation of violence in Mexico as criminal Read More …

Pakistan: 28 killed as back-to-back blasts hit Balochistan on eve of general elections

At least 28 people were killed while over 40 suffered injuries after back-to-back blasts hit Balochistan’s Pishin and Qila Saifullah on Wednesday, officials said. he incidents come a day before general elections are scheduled to be held in the country. Read More …

Germany: Police foil New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral

German police have arrested three people suspected of planning a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral, which was reportedly to be carried out in a car loaded with explosives. Officers had first been informed of an attack planned Read More …

Somalia: Southwest State security forces foil car bomb attack in Baidoa city

The security forces of Somalia’s Southwest regional state carried out an operation in the vicinity of the strategic city of Baidoa following a tip-off from residents. The hawk-eyed Darwish forces managed to seize a car packed with explosives while en Read More …

Ex-Colombian officer charged with conspiring to kill U.S. Army soldiers at military base

A former Colombian military officer was charged Friday with conspiring with others to plant a bomb in a vehicle to murder members of the U.S. Army who were working with Colombian soldiers in the South American country. Three U.S. Army Read More …

Pakistan: 6 killed, over 20 injured in DI Khan motorbike blast

Six people were killed and over 20 injured in a powerful explosion that occurred in Tank Adda in Ponda Bazar of Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan) on Friday. According to SAMAA TV, citing the police, sounds of gunfire were reported Read More …

Somalia: Death toll rises to 6 in Al-Shabab attack outside Mogadishu

The number of people killed by a car bomb blast that exploded outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Saturday morning has jumped to at least 6. The al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday’s blast, which struck a police checkpoint Read More …

Somalia: Bomb blast kills at least six in Hiran province

At least six people were killed and several wounded Thursday in a bomb blast in Somalia’s central state of Hirshabele. A police officer in Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabele, told the Turkish news agency that the attack involved a Read More …

Pakistan: Car-bomb plot foiled in Quetta

The law-enforcement agencies on Wednesday foiled an attempt to carry out a car-bomb attack in the city and seized an explosives-laden car from a parking lot near a police station in the Eastern Bypass area. “Over 35 kilograms of high Read More …

Somalia: Deadly truck explosion hits checkpoint in Beledweyne town

The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa nation battles armed groups. Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister Read More …

Pakistan: Rickshaw Laden With Explosives Intercepted In Khyber

In a proactive operation, the police in the Khyber district intercepted a loader rickshaw transporting a significant quantity of gunpowder and apprehended the rickshaw driver. District Police Officer Salim Abbas reported that the police made the crucial interception at the Read More …

Somali army successfully avert major Al-Shabaab attack on base

Early in the morning members of the Al-Shabaab group launched a complex attack against the Somali military base in the Nur Dugle area of the Middle Shabelel region. The attack started with a car explosion, which the Al-Shabaab used to Read More …

Ecuadorian police arrest six after car bombs explode in Quito

Police in Ecuador have arrested six suspects after a car bombing in a commercial area of the capital, Quito, as the South American nation grapples with a surge in violence that authorities say is linked to drug trafficking. The explosion Read More …

Somalia: Car bomb explosion hits near stadium in Mogadishu

An explosion occurred near Mogadishu Stadium on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks in Somalia as the government is now at war with Al-Shabaab. An explosive-laden vehicle was targeted at a main checkpoint near Ifka Halane which is Read More …

Northern Ireland: Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’

All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish Government to “reconsider” its Read More …