| Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) Kosovo Police |
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| Agency overview |
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| Formed |
2006 |
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| Employees |
13 employees |
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| Jurisdictional structure |
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| Operations jurisdiction |
Kosovo |
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| Governing body |
Ministry of Interior |
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| General nature |
• Local civilian agency |
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| Headquarters |
Camp Vrello Pristina, Kosovo |
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| Agency executive |
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| Website |
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Official Website |
The Kosovo Police's Bomb Squad (IED/EOD) was established in March 2006, prompted by the necessity to protect citizens’ lives and property, and to assist in investigation of crime-related cases.
Bomb Squad is established at the KP Main Headquarters Level and is responsible to respond to the calls of all 6 Kosovo regions.
The bomb squad closely cooperates with investigation units and prosecutor's office in the course of post-blast investigations, after bomb threats and during arrest of persons who are in an illegal possession of explosive devices.
Current Capabilities
- Responding to cases of bomb threats
- Disposing and neutralizing all bombs
- Investigating post-blast incident scenes and providing assistance in reconstruction of explosive device following the blast, and preserving evidences
- Compiling experts report for the court
- Conducting searches in facilities involving High Risk
- Providing technical support to special operations, for example; SIU, V.I.P. and/or other Special searches.
