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Counter-IED Report Newsletter

30 March 2026 | Issue 377 |  www.counteriedreport.com

LATEST NEWS

Finland: Expert suggests stray drone exploded on impact

 

South Australia: Adelaide ‘deployment exercise’ tests emergency services

 

France: Authorities detained two more suspects over foiled Paris Bank of America attack

 

Czech Republic: A newly formed militant group ‘Earthquake Faction’ claimed responsibility for arson attack on defense site

 

Pakistan: CTD arrests 36 suspects in Punjab operations

 

Nigeria: Troops repel IPOB/ESN ambush, neutralise IED components in Enugu, Anambra

 

Thailand: Mine clearance stepped up on Sa Kaeo border as more than 60,000 sq m remain high-risk

 

France: Police thwart ‘terror attack’ at Bank of America building in Paris

 

Iowa: Cedar Rapids Metro bomb squad seeks federal funds to replace aging bomb gear

 

New York: NYPD, FBI disrupt alleged plot to kill a Palestinian activist

 

Czech Republic: Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian House in Prague

 

Greece: WWII shell found in Pefki safely removed

Turkey: Turkish-operated oil tanker targeted near Istanbul

 

Libya Secures Oil Infrastructure After Discovery of UXO

 

Cyprus: Bomb destroys florists’ storefront in Limassol

 

Florida: 2 charged in connection with alleged explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base

 

Myanmar: Civilians Killed and Injured in IED Explosions in Mogok, Palaw and Chauk Townships

 

Estonia: Stray drone from Russian airspace hit power station in Ida-Viru County

 

Portugal: March for Life in Lisbon attacked with an explosive device

 

Israel: Hezbollah launched cluster missile at Kiryat Shmona

 

US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East

 

Netherlands: More video, arrests and tip-offs about Zuidas business district explosion suspects

 

India: Large number of crude bombs found in poll-bound West Bengal

Nigeria: Federal Government mulls civilian de-mining teams to curb rising IED threats

 

Russia: Authorities intercepted shipment of explosive-laden shoe insoles rigged with explosives

 

Bangladesh: Man hurt in Gopalganj crude bomb blast

 

Ukraine: Two law enforcement officers injured in terrorist attack in Bucha

 

Netherlands: Escaped prisoner suspected of explosive robberies arrested in Utrecht

 

Philippines: Police recovers firearms, explosives in Nueva Ecija

 

Marine EOD techs team with robots in frigid Alaskan waters

 

Lithuania: Possible drone crash under investigation after explosion in the Varėna district

 

Nigeria: IED blast kills eight in Niger State

 

New York: Fort Hamilton Hosts TSA‑Led Multi‑Agency K‑9 Training to Strengthen Regional Readiness

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