Explosives

Death Toll after Terrorist Attack in Kabul Reached 90

Explosions hit Kabul airport on Thursday, killed some 90 people - among them 13 US military personnel. 

 The US service members killed in the attack included 10 Marines and one Navy medic, news agency AP reported quoting two US officials.

At least 150 people were also wounded in the attack, which the so-called Islamic State group says it was behind.

Large cache of explosives found on Ionian island

A large amount of explosive material was found by the police on the island of Zakynthos on Friday in the village of Keri.

More specifically, 800 kilos of ammonium dynamite was found and confiscated. The material was stored in a small room in the basement of an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the village.

Post-War Kosovo Becomes Hub for Mine-Clearance Expertise

Yugoslav-era mines lie scattered across the ground in an area marked off with sticks. In the middle of the area, the remains of a dead animal can be seen.

To the left, another zone is marked as 'contaminated' with unexploded ordnance, although no mines are visible to the eye. Instead they are covered by vegetation, even deadlier than if they were in plain sight.

Police destroy explosive device outside precinct in Zografou

Members of the Greek Police's (ELAS) bomb disposal unit on Monday used a controlled explosion to destroy a homemade explosive device that was found outside a police precinct in Zografou, eastern Athens. 

The device had been placed inside a metal pipe which was inside a box placed on a wall opposite the precinct. It contained nails and had a timer, according to police sources. 

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