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Dec- 2024 -

18 December

Landmine Blast Kills Two Mexican Soldiers, Five Wounded

A blast caused by an improvised landmine planted by suspected criminals killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.

6 December

Americas

Raid on an illegal explosives factory in Ecuador

Staff Writer With AFP

S.America Police Seize Over 3,000 Bombs in Crackdown on Gangs, Guerrillas

Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 metric tons of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the booming black market in explosives, Interpol said Thursday.

2 December

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Kosovo Accuses Serbia of Using ‘Russian Methods’ After Canal Blast

Kosovo and Serbia continued to sling allegations at each other, just days after an explosion in Kosovo sent tensions soaring.

Nov- 2024 -

20 November

Arms

An ammunition stockpile. Photo: Estonia Ministry of Defence

Rojoef Manuel

Estonia Selects Partner for Ämari Ammo, Explosives Factory

Estonia has selected an industry partner for an ammunition and explosives manufacturing line at the Ämari air base in the country's north.

13 November

Americas

A U.S. Marine with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, places a charge of trinitrotoluene (TNT) in a muddy portion of the ground during the Post-Blast Analysis Course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 11, 2018. To show how terrain effects the outcome of craters explosive chargers are placed in different areas. This Includes dry packed dirt, loose dirt, and mud. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Quentarius Johnson)

Rojoef Manuel

Florida Company Wins US Army Contract for New TNT Production Facility in Kentucky

The US Army has awarded Florida-based Repkon a $435-million contract to develop and commission a TNT factory in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Sep- 2024 -

20 September

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Warns Israel of ‘Crushing Response’ to Lebanon Device Blasts

Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Israel that it will face a "crushing response from the resistance front" after thousands of communication devices used by Hezbollah in Lebanon exploded.

19 September

Land

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon’s Hezbollah in Disarray After Second Wave of Device Blasts

Nine people were killed and over 300 wounded when walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up.

18 September

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Dead, 2,800 Wounded in Lebanon Pager Explosions Blamed on Israel

Lebanon's health minister said nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across the country.

Aug- 2024 -

13 August

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Military Unveils New Blast Policy to Reduce Risk of Brain Injuries

The US Department of Defense issued a new policy guideline aimed at reducing the risk of brain injuries among soldiers due to prolonged exposure to blasts.

2 August

Americas