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
Girl, 13, is injured as explosives detonate in street and police keep ‘open mind’ on whether blast is terror-related By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 10:22 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 10:39 BST, 24 June 2020 A 13-year-old girl was injured after explosives detonated on a residential street – with police keeping an ‘open … Read more
‘Smell cameras’ built by Airbus to detect explosives on planes ‘could be adapted to sniff out coronavirus’ So-called smell cameras have been designed to spot explosives on planes The technology has now begun adaptation to identify the coronavirus Similar technology has already been used to detect cancer and influenza According to the people behind the … Read more
A factory worker stockpiled weapons and supplies including 14 exploding Kinder Eggs at his home to prepare for an apocalypse, a court heard. Daniel Magee, 39, had spent 20 years collecting items including knives, body armour, camouflage clothing, and smoke pellets. He was arrested after two parcels, ordered from China, were intercepted at Royal Mail’s … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more