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12 Feb. 2013		Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the terrorist attack on the Turkish border I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on the Turkish border which cost the lives of several people and wounded many others. My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims, and I wish the wounded a speedy recovery.
01 Feb. 2013		Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the bomb attack on the US Embassy in Turkey I strongly condemn today’s bomb attack on the Embassy of the United States in Ankara, which killed and injured a number of people. This is an outrageous attack on the diplomatic premises of one Ally, on the territory of another Ally. It shows a reckless disregard for human life and for the inviolability of diplomatic staff.
20 Sep. 2012		Experts explore technological solutions for the detection and disposal of explosives The latest technologies to improve explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and the detection of explosives were the focus of the NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials that took place in Trenčin, Slovakia, from 18 to 20 September. Representatives of companies, research and development institutes, NATO bodies and Allied and partner countries came together to discuss the way ahead. The event concluded with a seminar organized under the auspices of the NATO-Russia Council.
19 Jul. 2012		Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the attack in Bulgaria I strongly condemn the outrageous terrorist attack in Burgas, which cost the lives of several people and wounded many others.
26 Mar. 2012 - 27 Mar. 2012		NATO-Russia exercise tests responses to simulated terrorist attack ''Terrorists hijack a passenger cruise ship in international waters and threaten to sink it if their demands are not met within 48 hours. The hostages aboard include citizens of a number of NATO-Russia Council (NRC) countries.'' This was the fictitious scenario for a counter-terrorism tabletop exercise organized under the NRC, at NATO Headquarters on 26 and 27 March 2012.
28 Nov. 2011		NATO and Partner Countries discuss New Challenges to Global Security About 200 experts from NATO and partner countries gathered in Brussels on 28 November 2011 for the first conference on “New Challenges to Global Security” organised by NATO’s new Emerging Security Challenges Division.
15 Nov. 2011		Applying high-tech to explosives detection The detection of explosives is an issue of extreme importance that covers many areas. There are the remains of explosives after wars and local conflicts, as well as explosives used by terrorists around the world. The aviation sector and public security for instance have a problem of non-invasive detection of explosives in lugguage, suits, cars etc.
19 Oct. 2011		NATO Secretary General condemns terrorist attacks in Turkey On behalf of NATO, I condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent attacks in South-Eastern Turkey, which killed and injured several Turkish soldiers, policemen and civilians, including a child.
07 Oct. 2011		UK fireman gives expert advice on responding to terrorist attacks It’s only seven years ago that on a sunny July morning Mark Wolf, Divisional Officer of the London Fire Brigade’s Special Operations Group, was called to the scene of a bombing in Tavistock Square.
21 Sep. 2011		Training Afghan bomb disposal teams As they headed to a training session across a dusty, grassy field in Mazar-e-Sharif, the most eagle-eyed member of the group noticed a wire sticking out of the ground. As his fellow Afghan bomb disposal experts-in-training continued on their way, Abudlmanan Shaki Shah stayed silent, thanked his lucky stars, and dropped to his knees to begin completing the task he had spent weeks preparing for.