English

bomb

Europe News

Attackers target homes of Greek ruling party figures, killing one

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

France

WWII bomb destroyed in controlled explosion in Paris

Video provided by French police shows the controlled detonation of a large bomb dating from the Second World War in Colombes. After attempts to remove the bomb’s detonator failed at midday, authorities buried it and later destroyed it in a controlled detonation.

Europe News

Trial of men accused of sending exploding parcels for Russia starts

Investigators found that two test parcels had been sent to the United States and Canada, while two others intended for those countries were found in Amsterdam.

Russia

Two Russian police officers killed in Moscow explosion

Three people, including two police officers, were killed when a bomb detonated in Moscow on the same street where a Russian general died in an apparent car bomb explosion just two days ago.

No Comment

At least 29 injured, including five children, in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia

At least 29 people were injured in the attack, including five children.

ADVERTISEMENT

Sweden

Sweden upgrades wartime shelters amid rising tensions with Russia

Since 2024, Sweden has invested around €7.7 million to upgrade its 64,000 shelters built during World War II and the Cold War.

No Comment

Munich Oktoberfest resumes after closure

Munich’s Oktoberfest resumed after a tense seven-hour shutdown due to a bomb threat. Police cleared the grounds, ensuring safety for festival-goers.

Israel

Six Israeli soldiers killed in separate attacks in Gaza and West Bank

A roadside bomb in Gaza's Rafah killed four IDF soldiers and wounded three. Investigations are ongoing. A separate attack at a West Bank checkpoint killed two more soldiers.

Pakistan

Five killed in roadside bombing in former Pakistan Taliban stronghold

The Pakistan Taliban, known officially as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, often targets security forces and civilians in the north and elsewhere in the country.

World News

Man charged with supplying chemicals to bomber of fertility clinic

The FBI says Daniel Park has been stockpiling a chemical that can be used to create makeshift explosive devices, with a purchase history going back as far as October 2022, and as recently as a few days prior to the explosion.

Germany

Around 20,000 evacuated in Cologne after unexploded WWII bombs found

The city in western Germany is undergoing its largest evacuation since World War II after three unexploded US bombs were discovered.

Europe News

All flights resume at Brussels Charleroi Airport after bomb threat

All flights into and out of one of the two Belgian capitals' airports were suspended for several hours following reports shortly before 11:00 am of a bomb on board a Ryanair flight from Portugal.

Europe News

WWII bomb defusal operation causes hours of travel delays in Paris

Hours of travel delays and chaos ensues after an unexploded WWII bomb was discovered in France’s busiest train station in the capital, Paris.

South Korea

Fifteen hurt after South Korean fighter jets accidentally bomb village

The incident happened shortly before the US and South Korea are due to start joint military drills.

Europe News

Bomb threats disrupt schools across Hungary, authorities investigate

Law enforcement is investigating the threats, believed to have come from the same source, and have taken precautionary measures.

Europe News

Thousands evacuated in Dresden after discovery of World War II bomb

The city of Dresden was the site of some of the most devastating bombing campaigns of the Second World War.

United Kingdom

Suspicious vehicle alert leads to evacuations in central London

Bomb disposal teams carried out controlled explosions in Regent Street in central London after authorities became aware of a suspicious vehicle.