STOCKHOLM, June 4, 2024 (AFP) – Swedish police said Tuesday that a suspected explosive had been found outside an Israeli military technology firm in Gothenburg and was likely intended to target the company. A “suspected explosive object” was found outside the offices of Elbit Systems, known for its unmanned aerial systems, in Sweden’s second-largest city in the early morning hours of Monday, police said. Police cordoned off the area for a few hours while the […]
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Attack foiled at Israel’s Sweden embassy: ambassador
STOCKHOLM, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – Israel’s embassy in Stockholm was the target of an attempted attack, the ambassador said Wednesday, after a bomb squad destroyed what Swedish police called “a dangerous object”. Police said the “live” device had been found by staff on the premises of the Israeli embassy in the Swedish capital, without specifying what the object was. “We were alerted at 1:08 pm (1208 GMT) by the embassy that they had found […]
PHL Embassy: One Filipino hurt as explosive-laden drone gets intercepted
(Eagle News) — One Filipino was hurt in the intercepted drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh said. According to the embassy, so far, the Filipino, whom it did not identify, was being treated in a hospital with the support of his employer. He is in stable condition, the embassy said. The embassy said the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has been in touch with […]
Masbate town mayor, vice mayor face raps after raids in their house, resort yield guns, explosives
(Eagle News)—Charges are slated to be filed against the mayor and vice mayor of a town in Masbate after raids of their residence and resort yielded firearms and explosives. The charges for illegal possession of the same are slated to be filed against Batuan Mayor Charmax Jan Yuson and his father, Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson III, who were not in the mayor’s house nor in the Yuson Beach Resort when the searches were conducted there on […]
Duterte goes after mining firms that “supply” explosives to communist rebels
(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been directed to revoke the licenses and permits of mining companies that are “supplying explosives” to communist rebels, and violating rules on the handling of explosives. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who held a press conference on Tuesday, the directive was given by President Rodrigo Duterte himself during the National Security Council Executive Committee Meeting in Malacañang on Monday. In previous speeches, Duterte […]
Scanner could prevent Brussels-style attacks, says inventor
A non-invasive scanner that uses ultraviolet laser to spot small amounts of explosives could prevent terror attacks at transport hubs and stadia, says its British inventor. Jim Drury reports.
