Tag: explosives

A Shiite mosque was attacked on Friday, and so far 29 people have been reported killed. Over 80 people have been estimated to have been wounded in the attacks. Gunmen dressed in burqas were able to reach the mosque and then open fire. They then detonated explosives strapped to their persons, ending the assault with […]

It was the end of my first deployment, and we had a certain number of materials that we needed to get rid of — among those materials were several types of explosives. We built a charge (an explosive) that would undoubtedly take care of every last piece of those materials, and we walked back two […]

Kabul, Afghanistan — An explosion ripped through Afghanistan‘s capital on Sunday, killing at least 57 people and wounding over a hundred as they lined up to register to vote. Reports indicated the deaths of five children and 21 women, though specific numbers of casualties are still rising and remain unclear. A suicide bomber had placed himself […]

A United Nations security and reconnaissance team tasked with scouting the site of the alleged April 7th chemical weapons attack in Syria came under small arms fire on Wednesday, forcing them to leave the city. It is now unclear when it will be safe for investigators to visit the site. Despite a flurry of missiles […]

According to multiple reports out of the region, the United States Embassy in Montenegro was attacked by a lone bomber late Wednesday night, who died in the effort. No other injuries have been reported. At approximately midnight local time, an unidentified man was seen throwing an explosive device over the wall of the U.S. embassy, […]

Pine, Arizona — A construction crew was working in the small northern Arizona town, when they discovered large plastic pipes buried underground. After further digging, they realized the pipes were packed full of military-type explosives. They called authorities, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ended up confiscating 80 blocks of M112 C4 […]

Five people remained in custody Tuesday after being detained by French authorities over an apparent failed bombing attempt in an apartment building in a chic Paris neighborhood. Paris police said a neighbor alerted authorities to suspicious activity early Saturday in the building in the 16th arrondissement, or district. A judicial official said an explosive device […]

A military armory at Tancos Air Base, about 60 miles North of Lisbon, Portugal had a break-in on Wednesday in what local defense officials are referring to as a “very professional” job and a “serious” breach of security. Although the Portuguese military has been clear that they do not intend to release the details of […]

CAMP PENDLETON — Arthur, a Belgian Malinois shepherd, and his handler, California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Stage, circled 15 large cans, some of which held explosives without detonation devices. Within seconds, Arthur identified all five cans containing the explosives. The exercise, a trial run on the first of a three-day national explosive certification held by […]

The United States Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) is developing weapons and equipment that will help soldiers in conducting future subterranean operations. The REF received a request from the 2nd Infantry Division stationed in South Korea in 2012 for equipment that could handle and support combat operations within the complex tunnel environment U.S. soldier would encounter […]

The explosives used in the attack on the bus of soccer team Borussia Dortmund may have come from supplies belonging to the German armed forces, a newspaper cited a source involved in the investigation as saying on Saturday. It is still unclear who carried out Tuesday’s attack. German prosecutors have doubts about the authenticity of […]

The United States announced Thursday that it dropped the largest non-nuclear weapon in its arsenal on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. The use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, also known as the MOAB, is the first time the weapon has been used in combat. First debuting in 2003, the weapon’s development […]