UK city street evacuated after bomb squad deployed
Residents were evacuated overnight A UK city neighbourhood had to be evacuated overnight after a bomb squad was deployed to a property. Following a forensic search which began last week, a 35-year-old woman was charged under the Explosive Substances Act on Monday and had been remanded in custody. Police say a cordon is expected to […]
1 month ago
Bomb disposal squad deployed to Westminster over suspicious package that turns out to be Christmas cards
A disposal robot investigated the package! A box of unsent Christmas cards has triggered a lockdown around parliament. Police taped off the area around the parliamentary estate due to a “suspicious package” and commuters to Westminster going to work were left unable to get across Parliament Square. The bomb squad were deployed to investigate the […]
10 months ago
Patron is the minesweeping dog saving lives in Ukraine – Patron is a good boy
The little Jack Russell has already helped remove ‘hundreds of devices’ Meet Patron, a.k.a ‘Bullet’: the minesweeping dog that is helping Ukrainian soldiers locate and remove explosive devices and unexploded projectiles left by Russian forces. The two and half-year-old Jack Russell has been carrying out this vital bomb removal service in the Chernihiv region, north […]
4 years ago
Bomb squad rush to A&E after man arrives with WW2 artillery shell up his bum
The patient “slipped and fell” on the artillery shell Doctors have a lot on their plate. Between their usual rounds, the looming threat Covid and keeping up to date with medical advancements, they also have to deal with a concerning amount of people getting random rubbish stuck up their bum. A bomb squad was called […]
5 years ago
Man arrested after bomb squad called to ‘suspicious item’ at Queen’s residence
A suspected bomb was found outside the Queen’s Edinburgh home A bomb disposal team was called to the Queen’s official Scottish residence at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh late on Tuesday evening. After a report that a “suspicious item” had been spotted on the grounds of the Palace, the bomb squad was sent to the estate around […]
6 years ago