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Italian World War II shell discovered by children at a construction site was successfully defused and removed in a controlled military operation. A World War II-era Italian shell discovered yesterday in Pefki has been safely removed following a carefully coordinated Read More …
Authorities neutralised an unexploded shell discovered during construction works in Nea Kallikratia, in the region of Halkidiki, following a large-scale security operation. The alarm sounded shortly after 12:30 on Tuesday (3/3), when a construction crew uncovered a shell and a Read More …
Ukraine received 230 pickup trucks and 240 mine detection vehicles from the Lithuanian-led demining coalition. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Telegram. The transfer of demining equipment took place during the visit of Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas to Kyiv. Read More …
Russia, Myanmar, and Ukraine have used antipersonnel landmines in the past year, and armed groups used them in at least five countries, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing Landmine Monitor 2023, the annual report about the international treaty to Read More …
A WWII-era bomb found during works in the Athens suburb of Glyfada was diffused on Thursday morning. The Land Mine Clearance Battalion (TENX) conducted a special operation at the location of the discovery. Reports say that the 226 kg (500 Read More …
Two explosive devices have targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece, one of which went off causing no injuries, according to Greek police. There was no immediate claim of responsibility and officers said they were investigating. A homemade Read More …
According to information, on Tuesday (4/10), a Hellenic Army’s Land Mine Clearance Department (TENX) team unearthed more German World War II shells from the construction site. The total number of shells found was 69. As sources with knowledge of the Read More …
A Ukrainian owned and operated cargo plane said to be carrying defense equipment — including mines — from Serbia crashed near Kavala, Greece, sparking a large-scale operation to secure the site and a swirl of speculation online about where the Read More …
Two separate bomb explosions have targeted a journalist and a unionist in the Greek capital, according to local media. Unidentified individuals detonated explosive devices on Tuesday morning outside the residences of Greek journalist Dimitris Kambourakis and the head of the Read More …
An international online conference on mine action in Ukraine was held at the Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defence University of Ukraine with the assistance of the Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP). “The participants discussed the mine action system in Ukraine, the Read More …
Police on Monday were seeking the assailants behind an early morning explosion at a two-storey building in Peristeri, western Athens, that caused extensive damage but no injuries. The blast, which occured at 3.20 a.m., appears to have been provoked with Read More …
“Military material” has gone missing from a naval facility on the Greek island of Leros, according to the country’s navy. According to local media, anti-tank missiles, ammunition and grenades were taken. There were no signs of forced entry into the Read More …
A bomb explosion ripped through the offices of Greek television station Skai TV in Athens in the early hours of Monday morning. No injuries were reported, however, the force of the blast caused “extensive damage” to the station, Skai TV reported. Read More …
A makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek court in Athens early on Friday shattering windows and damaging the facade of the building, police officials said. Shots were also fired at a person guarding the Athens Appeal Court building, Justice Minister Read More …
