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Stay informed about news and incidents related to bombs, explosive devices, and their impact on aviation, including security measures, and investigations.
WW2 bomb weighing 1,000 lbs unearthed at Florida airport prompting evacuations
A 1,000-pound bomb from the Second World War was unearthed at Florida’s Brooksville Tampa Bay Regional Airport (BKV),…
Dutch tourist faces charges for making bomb joke at Philippine airport
A Dutch tourist is facing charges after joking about a bomb while at the departure area of Laoag…
35 years ago: The loss of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
December 21 marks a tragic milestone in aviation history. On this day in 1988, a Pan American (Pan…
Man jailed for four weeks for assaulting SIA cabin crew member, bomb hoax
A US court has sentenced a man to four weeks in jail after causing chaos on board a…
Florida air base evacuated after bomb damaged during transport
Florida’s Homestead Air Reserve Base had to be evacuated following a mishap involving explosive ordnance. Civilians living near the base…
USAF successfully test-drops B61 nuclear bomb using F-35A
The United States Air Force (USAF) conducted tests with two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets that dropped B61-12…
Former Libyan agent indicted for 1988 Lockerbie bombing
The United States indicted Abu Agila Mohammad Massud, a former Libyan intelligence operative, suspected of having participated in…
Student fakes bomb threat to avoid meeting his parents
A fake bomb threat in an EasyJet flight from Lyon to Rennes, France, forced the plane to turn…