Indonesia: Suspected World War II ordnance explodes, five dead

A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom Read More …

Singapore: WWII bomb to be neutralised on Thursday morning

A World War II bomb found during construction works will be disposed of in a controlled operation by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit on Thursday. In a statement, Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it had Read More …

Malta: Armed Forces detonate World War II bombs found in Rabat and Birżebbuġa

Over the weekend, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team from the Armed Forces of Malta were called out to two reports of unexploded World War II ammunition. Yesterday evening, the EOD Team responded to a call in a residence in Rabat Read More …

Nigeria: NPF, UNMAS train personnel on counter-IEDs in Northeast

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has trained its personnel on the counter-Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Northeast. According to the Borno State Police Command, the seven-month training commenced from Read More …

Malaysia: 500-pound unexploded World War II bomb found in plantation, safely destroyed in Jasin

A bomb believed to be a remnant from World War II was discovered in a plantation at FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Nyalas here yesterday, triggering a swift response by police bomb disposal units. The explosive device was found by a 53-year-old Read More …

Ukrainian authorities investigate budget abuse in humanitarian demining program

The law enforcement investigation concerns possible misuse of budget funds during humanitarian demining of agricultural lands as part of the state expense-reimbursement program. The information was confirmed by the National Police and the Office of the Prosecutor General on January Read More …

Ukraine: $70M in Taxpayer Money Stolen by Land Mine Company

A Ukrainian company contracted to manufacture critically needed land- and anti-personnel mines for the front pocketed nearly Hr.3 billion ($69.8 million) in taxpayer money and instead sent small volumes of munitions that frequently failed to function and sometimes blew up Read More …

India: 9 killed, 32 injured as explosives seized in Faridabad detonate at Nowgam police station

At least nine people were killed and 32 injured after what officials said was an accidental blast that tore through the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday night. Officials said the explosion occurred as authorities were Read More …

Nigeria: FG moves to tighten control on IEDs materials

The Nigerian Government is stepping up efforts to curb the menace of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which has remained the deadliest threat to troops and civilians in the North East. The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Read More …

Somalia: Defence, Security Ministers Approve National Plan to Counter IED Threats

Somalia’s Ministers of Defence and Internal Security on Monday took part in a high-level meeting to endorse the country’s new National Counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) Strategy, aimed at curbing the deadly use of homemade explosives by armed groups. Also in Read More …

Northern Ireland: PSNI carry out controlled explosion on ‘WW2-style device’

The PSNI has carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object in Co Londonderry. Army Technical Officers (ATOs) were called to the scene of the incident in Coleraine on Monday following reports of a suspicious object in the area. Read More …

UK: Antique collectables are detonated after discovery

Officers have carried out a controlled explosion after suspicious items were found at a home. Essex Police said it had initially attended the property in Britten Avenue, Basildon, at 12:56 BST, for what it said were unrelated matters. But the Read More …

Nigeria: Police recover unexploded bomb in Borno farmland

The Borno State Police Command has recovered an unexploded ordnance, UXO, on a farmland in Dikwa Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was reported by a farmer, Babagana Kachalla, who found the suspicious object while working on his Read More …

UNODC Supports Burkina Faso in strengthening its response to the evolving threat of Improvised Explosive Devices

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) pose a grave security threat in the Sahel region. Threatening lives and livelihoods, the widespread use of IEDs by terrorist groups in the Sahel leads to increased loss of life, serious injuries, and psychological trauma among Read More …

US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs participate in interagency IED exercise

CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians honed their lifesaving and mission-enabling skills with interagency bomb squads during a nationwide training exercise. During four Exercise Raven’s Challenge iterations, nearly 100 Army EOD technicians from the 20th Chemical, Read More …

California: Three deputies killed in explosion at LA County Sheriff’s Department Training Center

Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East L.A., the deadliest incident for the agency in more than 160 years. Deputies with the arson explosives detail, an Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts destroy Russian drone armed with two mines in Sumy region

In the Sumy region, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists destroyed the warhead of a Russian drone equipped with fragmentation mines. The Sumy Regional Police reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “One of the attack drones used by the enemy Read More …

EDU turns 50: Celebrating the past and high-tech future of the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit

2025 marks a milestone for the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU), as the unit celebrates 50 years of service in British Columbia. Started with just two part-time members in 1975 when the RCMP took over explosives work across BC, Read More …

Cambodia: Police urged to step up efforts to educate public on UXO dangers

First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) Ly Thuch has urged provincial police forces in Battambang and Pailin to intensify efforts to educate the public about the dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and remnants of Read More …

Ukrainian demining personnel trained with OSCE and EU support

Seventeen representatives from Ukraine’s demining agencies underwent a two-and-a-half month training to obtain an international qualification in explosive ordnance disposal. Organized by the OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine with support from the European Union, the training programme concluded on 18 Read More …