Three people are rescued after their yacht drifted dangerously close to shipwreck of SS Richard Montgomery in Medway Estuary that is packed with 1,400 tonnes of explosives The yacht was floating in the mouth of the Medway Estuary when alarm raised Its location was close to the infamous wreck of the SS Richard Mongomery The … Read more
Policewoman, 34, is charged with making explosives and importing weapons after raid on her house Zoe Watts, 34, was arrested on Sunday after explosive chemicals found at home She was suspended by Lincolnshire Police while the investigation takes place The force said Watts charged and will appear before the city’s magistrates’ court By Katie Weston … Read more
Hezbollah has stores of weapons across Europe including the explosive chemical that blew up Beirut, the US government claimed last night. Hezbollah operatives have moved ammonium nitrate through Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland since 2012, the State Department said as it ramped up the pressure on Europe to ban the Iran-backed group. Counter-terrorism … Read more
Neo-Nazi farmer, 58, kept grenades, mines and explosives in his country home and stored cyanide next to the ginger beer in his fridge, court hears Police found arsenal of explosives at the property owned by Russell Wadge, 58 Officers raided his home on Baglan Farm in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire Prosecutor Tom Little said hydrogen cyanide was … Read more
The explosive chemicals which caused the Beirut disaster may have been diverted to Lebanon on purpose, it has been claimed. The shipment of ammonium nitrate was officially destined for Mozambique when it sailed on the cargo ship Rhosus in 2013, but the vessel made an unscheduled stop in Beirut where the chemicals were impounded. A … Read more
The Russian businessman whose explosives blew up Beirut’s port has been interviewed by police at his home in Cyprus – but is likely to avoid any charges. Igor Grechushkin was asked a ‘list of questions’ by Cypriot investigators in Limassol this afternoon on behalf of the Lebanese authorities, MailOnline can reveal. A cargo of 2,750 … Read more
The captain of a Russian ship carrying a cargo of ammonium nitrate which was impounded in Beirut said he regularly sounded the alarm over the ‘power keg’, years before it exploded and destroyed large parts of the city. Boris Prokoshev, who was at the helm of tanker Rhosus in 2013 when it had to make an … Read more
President Trump blamed ‘radical left anarchists’ for the Black Lives Matter protests where ‘explosive devices’ were used against federal officers in Seattle, Portland and Atlanta – and once again blasted the ‘Lamestream Media’ for perceived bias. This comes as protests gathered steam across several US cities Saturday, two months on from the Memorial Day ‘murder’ of … Read more
Armed man carrying explosives holds 20 people hostage after seizing a bus in Ukraine The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, officials have claimed online Authorities said the man was frustrated with ‘Ukraine’s system’ on Facebook He is holding 20 people hostage after seizing control of a bus in Lutsk, Ukraine By Emer Scully For … Read more
Man, 47, is charged with making a weapon and explosives after police raided house and neighbouring properties had to be evacuated Police found a man in a Southampton property making a weapon and explosives Pascal Knorr-Gulde has been remanded in custody following his charge The homes either side of the property were evacuated and searched … Read more