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The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Times Square evacuated after ‘suspicious package' is found in midtown Manhattan
The surrounding area, including the Times Square subway station, was evacuated as a precaution. The NYPD's bomb squad was on the scene, the New York Post reported.
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Dozens of families evacuated from homes and army bomb squad raced to scene after ‘suspicious object' found under car
DOZENS of terrified families were forced to evacuate their homes after a "suspicious object" was found and an army bomb squad was deployed. Around 50 homes had to be abandoned as a 100-metre cordon was installed around the scene in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, yesterday. Emergency services were called at 12.30pm on Saturday, before they were joined by the EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) unit. 1
New York Times
20-07-2025
- New York Times
Investigators in L.A. Explosion Examine Condo for Link to Explosives
The authorities are investigating whether an explosion that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on Friday was caused by devices seized from a condo in Santa Monica the day before. Residents of the complex on Thursday afternoon were notified by their homeowners association that 'an unidentified potential explosive device has been found in the garage' and that everyone needed to evacuate, according to an email that a resident shared with The New York Times. 'I don't think we are in immediate danger,' but a bomb squad was on its way to assess, the message continued. As residents evacuated, the three deputies, all bomb squad members with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, rushed to Santa Monica on Thursday, found what appeared to be explosive devices and brought them back to their headquarters, the same site as the training facility, on the other side of the county, officials said. The next morning, they were killed in the explosion. The circumstances around the blast are still unknown, and it was unclear on Saturday if the explosives from Santa Monica were the ones that killed the deputies. But homicide detectives are probing that possibility. A state official briefed on the incident, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation, said preliminary information had suggested that the explosion did not stem from a training exercise but from handling explosives that had been seized the previous night. The official also said that once investigators with the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who joined the sheriff's department's homicide investigators, complete their work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would conduct its own probe on workplace safety issues. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Yahoo
At least 3 deputies killed in explosion at L.A. County sheriff's training facility
At least three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Training Center, according to law enforcement sources. The blast occurred just before 7:30 a.m. at the center on Eastern Avenue, which is home to the sheriff's special enforcement bureau and the arson explosive detail, including the bomb squad. Authorities were investigating, but the cause of the blast was not immediately clear. Sources told The Times that a bomb squad was moving some explosives when the blast occurred. LAPD's bomb squad responded to the scene to help render any other potential explosives safe and the immediate area has been evacuated. Officials covered the blast area with a massive tarp. About 25 yards away from the facility, the windows of an SUV cruiser were blown out by the explosion. Times staff writer Nathan Solis contributed to this report. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Indian teams defuse bombs in Kashmir border areas
Colton Praill has the latest on the shaky ceasefire between India and Pakistan and the concerns being raised. Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes. Tens of thousands of people living on the Indian side of the divided Himalayan territory fled last week to escape intense artillery bombardment that reduced many homes to rubble. A truce announced Saturday ended four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks which killed dozens in India and Pakistan and was their worst conflict since 1999. Police had issued written statements warning people 'NOT to under any circumstances approach, touch, tamper with, or attempt to move any suspicious object resembling an explosive shell or device.' Bomb disposal squads fanned out in Uri, near the de facto border with Pakistan, to ensure homes were completely safe before the inhabitants returned. 'We started at homes where people had reported unexploded ordinance,' senior police officer Gurinderpal Singh told AFP. Singh declined to specify how many teams had been dispatched or where. Delicate task 'Every piece of ordinance is unique and needs to be handled very carefully,' Singh said, adding that displaced villagers were only being allowed back into 'areas that have been cleared.' Hundreds of border residents sheltering in government buildings were anxious to go home, waiting for authorities to declare their villages safe. 'We were happy that a ceasefire happened and wanted to go home right away,' Mohammad Shafiq, a resident of Mohra village told AFP at a shelter around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from his house. His family of five was evacuated by the army after a bomb exploded in their village last week. 'But officers told us not to return until any unexploded mortar shells were removed,' said the 47-year-old. Mareena, a 28-year-old mother of three, said she let her sheep out into the open before an army truck evacuated them to the shelter at Boniyar, around 50 kilometres from her border home. 'I want to go back' 'I don't know what has happened to my house,' Mareena said. 'I want to go back but I am not confident yet. Anything can happen -- we saved our lives with great difficulty.' Even those whose houses were destroyed by artillery shells were desperate to return. Basharat Hussain, 35, packed his family of nine in a car to make the journey home. 'We want to go and see what can be salvaged and rebuilt,' Hussain told AFP as he waited near an army checkpoint, pleading with soldiers to let them go ahead. 'We also have to look for our cows and other belongings,' he said, showing a video of his damaged home sent to his phone. Local reports said six of around 35 bombed villages in Uri were declared safe on Monday for residents to return. Videos showed authorities taking some displaced families from a shelter in buses back to their villages. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947. They have since fought three wars over the disputed and divided territory they administer in parts. The latest fighting threatened to spiral towards all-out conflict before dawn on Wednesday, when India launched missile attacks destroying what it called 'terrorist camps' in Pakistan and part of Kashmir Islamabad controls. The fighting followed an April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians. India accused Pakistan of backing the attack but Islamabad denied involvement and immediately responded to the strikes with heavy artillery fire, fanning the latest conflict. Militants opposed to Indian rule in Kashmir have stepped up attacks on security forces since 2019, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government revoked the region's limited autonomy and imposed direct rule from New Delhi.
