Detonator

An explosion happened inside a bus during attempt to dismantle an explosive device in it, near the church in Sri Lanka, where on Sunday dozens of people were killed in an attack, Reuters reported by referring to eyewitnesses.

Two people were arrested for illegal possession and transport of explosives in the town of Malesina in central Greece on Wednesday night as they prepared to go fishing with dynamite.

Police were seeking to determine the potential links of an Afghan national, arrested over the weekend, with a bagful of detonators, to Greek guerrilla groups.

The suspect, aged 30, was initially arrested on Saturday night after he tried to leave a restaurant without paying the bill.

The Hellenic Army will assist in the removal of tons of detonators and explosives that were seized from a Libya-bound cargo vessel last week and are currently being stored in the Cretan port of Iraklio, Shipping Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis said on Friday.

A representative of the shipping firm that owns the Tanzania-flagged Andromeda, which was stopped on Sunday by the Greek coast guard, leading to the discovery of 29 containers full of explosives and detonators on board, said on Thursday that there was nothing illegal about the shipment.

Greek authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the coastguard said on Wednesday.

The vessel was detected sailing near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. Authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including ammonium nitrate, non-electric detonators and 11 empty liquefied petroleum gas tanks.

Another bomb, most likely a WW2 leftover, has been found in the Belgrade Waterfront construction area.

N1 broadcaster reported this on Wednesday, citing unofficial information, according to which workers discovered the device late on Tuesday.

Belgian police found and neutralized a potential explosive device in a bag left outside an office used by a Turkish cultural association in Brussels on Friday.
Police were called after a plastic bag was left in front of the building at around 2.30 p.m. (Greek time).

Two explosions which sparked huge fires at a petrochemical plant in southern France early on July 14 are believed to have been the result of a "malicious act", sources said.

A large explosive device was found outside an apartment block in Metamorphosi, northern Athens, on Friday before it went off.

Explosives had been placed in a 30-liter container, which also contained three detonators, according to police who are examining the bomb for clues.

Officers did not provide further details about the potential victim or motives for the attack.