EOD/IEDD

Smuggled explosives and weapons recovered in Rajasthan, India, two arrested

India Today

Indian security agencies seized suspected drone-dropped explosives and weapons near Rawla and arrested two Punjab residents, it has been reported.

According to India Today, security agencies recovered 7.7 kg of plastic explosives, two pistols and 600 cartridges from a suspected drone-dropped consignment near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district.

Two men from Punjab have been arrested in connection with the seizure, officials said.

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US orders inbound travellers to certify non-presence in DRC in latest Ebola control measure

CBRN Masks launches free interactive emergency preparedness simulators

Armed police train in attempted theft of radioactive material scenario in Scotland

IED logistics hub destroyed in Borno state, Nigeria