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The captain of a Russian ship carrying a cargo of ammonium nitrate which was impounded in Beirut said he regularly sounded the alarm over the ‘power keg’, years before it exploded and destroyed large parts of the city. Boris Prokoshev, who was at the helm of tanker Rhosus in 2013 when it had to make an … Read more
President Trump blamed ‘radical left anarchists’ for the Black Lives Matter protests where ‘explosive devices’ were used against federal officers in Seattle, Portland and Atlanta – and once again blasted the ‘Lamestream Media’ for perceived bias. This comes as protests gathered steam across several US cities Saturday, two months on from the Memorial Day ‘murder’ of … Read more
Armed man carrying explosives holds 20 people hostage after seizing a bus in Ukraine The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, officials have claimed online Authorities said the man was frustrated with ‘Ukraine’s system’ on Facebook He is holding 20 people hostage after seizing control of a bus in Lutsk, Ukraine By Emer Scully For … Read more
Three people are killed when truck explodes while removing explosives from Turkish firework factory that blew up last week, claiming seven lives The three fatalities were members of the Turkish security force, officials said The blast occurred as the explosives were being unloaded at a stone quarry Six more people were injured in the explosion, … Read more
Far-Right bomb maker, 25, caught with explosives and bomb-making manual in his bedsit ‘is faking illness to dodge a heavier sentence’ Filip Bednarczyk, 25, has admitted hoarding chemicals used to make bombs Counter-terror police raided home in Luton last December and arrested him He is now faking health complaints to reduce his jail term, claim … Read more
Girl, 13, is injured as explosives detonate in street and police keep ‘open mind’ on whether blast is terror-related Residents heard two blasts ring out at just after midnight in Tipton, West Mids Injured girl was taken to hospital and a man and a woman treated at the scene Police aren’t treating incident as terror-related … Read more
‘Smell cameras’ built by Airbus to detect explosives on planes ‘could be adapted to sniff out coronavirus’ So-called smell cameras have been designed to spot explosives on planes The technology has now begun adaptation to identify the coronavirus Similar technology has already been used to detect cancer and influenza According to the people behind the … Read more
Incel Anwar Driouich, 22, pleaded guilty to possessing explosive substances, downloading terror manuals and discussing plans to launch an attack at the Old Bailey A supporter of a violent movement for the ‘involuntary celibate’ has been jailed for 20 months after collecting bomb-making chemicals, explosives manuals, knives and balaclavas. Anwar Said Driouich, 22, from Middlesbrough, used … Read more
A factory worker stockpiled weapons and supplies including 14 exploding Kinder Eggs at his home to prepare for an apocalypse, a court heard. Daniel Magee, 39, had spent 20 years collecting items including knives, body armour, camouflage clothing, and smoke pellets. He was arrested after two parcels, ordered from China, were intercepted at Royal Mail’s … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more