An IED typically consists of an explosive charge, possibly a booster charge, a detonator and a mechanism either mechanical or electronic, known as the initiation system. IEDs are extremely diverse in ...

Second of two parts. Find part one here. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes editions Nov. 25, 2009. It is republished unedited in its original form. Wardak province, Afghanistan — In ...

Sgt. First Class Millward has been blown up twice and lost part of a leg. TUPAK, Afghanistan March 8, 2010 — -- Wrapped in purple and pink string, the bomb looked more like a piñata than a deadly ...

Adam seemed to have a split personality. Most of the time, people thought he was a nice guy, although his temper was a ticking time bomb. He would explode at the drop of the proverbial hat. The ...

A Mason, Ohio, man was arrested for allegedly possessing a destructive device after an investigation into an improvised explosive device (IED) found at a soccer complex led to the discovery of ...

The British Ministry of Defence's answer is using the mechanical mutts to make detecting and defusing bombs safer and more efficient. Bomb disposal robots aren't exactly new, but they've come a long ...

JAMSHEDPUR: A Jharkhand Jaguar jawan was killed and a head constable of 203 battalion of CoBRA sustained injuries while trying to defuse an IED planted by Maoists in West Singhbhum's Saranda forests ...

The defusing of three unexploded World War II bombs is keeping Cologne on edge on June 4. In the largest evacuation operation since World War II, residents had to leave their apartments and houses.