CBRN
The Indian government has highlighted the danger posed by CBRNE materials in the country's first national counter-terrorism policy and strategy. Released on Monday 23 February by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, the document begins by saying that the country "has been at the forefront of the
Explosives
Security forces in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir have recovered a cache of arms and explosives in a bust of a militant hideout in Kasbalari village, Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday 25 February. According to the Kashmir News Service, joint teams of police and security forces launched
CBRN
Seventeen homes in Vancouver, Washington, USA, were evacuated on Tuesday 24 February after a natural gas leak was reported in the city's North Image neighbourhood, according to the Vancouver fire and police departments. Emergency dispatch logs show the leak was first reported about 09:30 near Northeast 123rd
Trainings & Exercises
The 2nd Battalion Kolkata of India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have conducted a district-level mock chemical emergency exercise at Grasim Industries Ltd, Kharagpur, West Bengal, to enhance preparedness and coordination for industrial chemical incidents. An announcement on X noted active participation from the district administration, fire and
Trainings & Exercises
Conscripts in the Swedish Defence Forces have been trained on identifying chemical weapons and decontamination this month. Proengin's S4PF sampler and AP4C were also spotted being used in the training. In a Facebook post on 13 February, the CBRN school at the Swedish Defence Forces' national military
Trainings & Exercises
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory (1GFML), signed a memorandum of agreement on research and training on 6 February at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The agreement was signed by the
CBRN
A gas tanker overturned on a road in Romania's Sibiu County on Monday evening 23 February, leading authorities to evacuate several people from the area as a precaution and deploy a CBRN truck to conduct on-site measurements for gas leaks. According to the Romanian publication Ora de Medias,
Trainings & Exercises
Wrocław Medical University and the General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces in Poland are launching a new postgraduate programme in crisis management. According to Wrocław Medical University, the "Rescue Operations in Crisis Situations and Armed Conflicts" programme is designed to be a unique combination of medical
Trainings & Exercises
The 8th Battalion Ghaziabad of India's National Disaster Response Force conducted a CBRN mock exercise at Indo Gulf Industries Limited in Babina, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, it was announced on 24 February. "In coordination with local administration and key stakeholders," the announcement on X said, "the
CBRN
A kosher restaurant in central Paris was vandalised with corrosive acid on Thursday night, 19 February, forcing its temporary closure. According to The Jerusalem Post, employees of Kokoriko arriving at work on Friday morning discovered that acid had been sprayed overnight on the tables, walls and floor. "The crockery,
Explosives
Nine people have been killed, including three children, in a landmine explosion in Kordofan, Sudan, on Sunday 22 February. According to Arab News, a medical source speaking to AFP said that the group had been riding in a tuk-tuk along a road in the frontline region when they hit a
Explosives
At least three police officers serving in Kenya's General Service Unit have been injured in an IED blast while searching for water aboard a water bowser. According to the Kenyan outlet The Star, police said the incident happened at around 06:33 on Monday 23 February in Fafi,