There are 500,000 unexploded bombs on this British beach. Meet the man who blows them up

23/08/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Yorkshire e Humber (Yorkshire and The Humber), East Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Guy Kelly There are plenty of people who claim, usually to…

202 bombs discovered, removed 

23/08/2024 Isole Salomone (Solomon Islands), Guadalcanal, Honiara  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) have been discovered at St. Nicholas School in Central Honiara this week. As a result, members of the Explosive Ordnance…

Battambang farmer killed by anti-tank mine

A 23-year-old man was killed instantly by an anti-tank mine after driving a tractor over it on Thursday afternoon, bringing the number of casualties from explosive remnants of war (ERWs) to 38 so far this year. Source: phnompenhpost.com Cambogia (Cambodia)–Battambang–Rattanak Territorio Chi Pang, Area Plouv Meas. L’esplosione di una mina anti-carro uccide un 23-enne. La…

Hallada y neutralizada en una vivienda de Galicia una bomba de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

22/08/2024 Spagna, (España), Galizia (Galicia-Galiza), Pontevedra Los especialistas EDEX del Servicio de Desactivación de Artefactos Explosivos de la Guardia Civil de la Comandancia de Pontevedra han neutralizado una bomba de aviación de uso militar encontrada en una vivienda de Mondariz. Según ha explicado el Instituto Armado, el artefacto lo recogieron el pasado sábado cuando fue…

An explosion at the construction site last week launched rocks hundreds of metres away, damaging parked cars and injuring two workers

22/08/2024 Finlandia (Suomi) Finlandia meridionale (Etelä-Suomi), Uusimaa, Helsinki  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Specially trained dogs have found two unexploded blasting charges at a construction site in the Töölö district of Helsinki. Last week, an…

Isle of Man beauty spot closed after unexploded ordnance found

22/08/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Isola di Man (Isle of Man)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. By James Campbell  The Chasms have been closed until experts deal with the problem. A footpath at a…

Civilian killed by landmine in western Yemeni governorate Hodeidah

Local sources reported that the landmine went off while the civilian was collecting firewood on 90th Street. northeast of Al-Hali district, which led to the man’s immediate death Source: sabanew.net Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda)–Al-Hali L’esplosione di una mina uccide un 40-enne. La vittima raccoglieva legna. Biography of a Bomb

Homes evacuated as WWII bomb to be deactivated in Co Down

21/08/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Irlanda del Nord, (Northern Ireland-Tuaisceart Éireann-Norlin Airlann), Down  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Hundreds of residents of the Rivenwood area of Newtownards in Co Down have been told to leave their…

SH 36 reopened after unexploded ordnance call

21/08/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Texas (TX)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Story by Jacob Wallin According to the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the 11000 block of SH 36 in Flat,…

Granat fundet på dansk strand

21/08/2024 Danimarca, (Danmark), North Jutland (Nordjylland-Jutland settentrionale), Hjørring  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. af Amanda Rishøj Madsen TV2 Nord Det er blot to døgn siden, at Nordjyllands Politi rykkede ud til Grønnestrand ved Fjerritslev, efter…

Three children seriously injured by explosion of unexploded projectile in Daraa city

Three children sustained serious injuries by the explosion of an unexploded projectile in the sand yard next to Al-Mahdi villa in Al-Sahari neighbourhood in Daraa city. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Daraa Territorio Al-Sahari, zona Al-Mahdi. L’esplosione di una mina o altro residuato bellico ferisce tre bambini. Biography of a Bomb

V Blejskem jezeru našli dvanajst min

20/08/2024 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Alta Carniola (Gorenjska statistična regija), Bled  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Maša Likosar Po navedbah Policijske uprave Kranj je bilo v Blejskem jezeru na približno sedmih metrih globine odkritih 12 minometnih…

100-kg war-time bomb found in northern Vietnam

20/08/2024 Vietnam, Dong Bac, Phú Thọ, Việt Trì  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. A 100-kg wartime bomb was discovered by workers at Viet Tri Port in the northern province of Phu Tho this week, measuring…

Unexploded Second World War bomb found in Stephenson Road

20/08/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), West Midlands, Worcestershire, Worcester  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. By Matt Taylor People were evacuated from their homes and police placed a 100m cordon around Stephenson Road after the…

Deminer killed during operation on Iranian border in Basra

The accident occurred during a demining operation in the Zariji area along the Iranian border, when a mine unexpectedly detonated. Source: en.964media.com Iraq–Bàssora Zona Zariji. L’esplosione di una mina uccide uno sminatore. Biography of a Bomb

Una vecina de Burgos encuentra una granada cuando rebuscaba entre la ropa en su trastero

19/08/2024 Spagna, (España), Castiglia e León (Castilla y León-Castiella y Llión), Burgos La Policía Nacional se ha desplazado esta mañana a una vivienda del barrio de Cortes, en Burgos, tras el requerimiento de la dueña por el hallazgo entre unas cajas de ropa de un proyectil ‘tipo granada’, según informaron a Europa Press fuentes policiales….

Légibombát találtak Nagytarcsán

19/08/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Budapest, Provincia di Pest Szöveg: Bólyi Bálint törzsőrmester | Fotó: Kiss Tamás tizedes Újabb második világháborús, 100 kilogrammos légibomba került elő, ezúttal Nagytarcsán. A Nádas úti építési területen egy markolóval bukkantak a szovjet robbanótestre. Az eszközt Lakatos Sándor zászlós, az MH 1. Tűzszerész és Folyamőr Ezred tűzszerész járőrparancsnoka a helyszínen hatástalanította, majd…

Landmine blast injures one in Shahbuz district

A mine explosion occurred in the “Ganligol” plain of the Shahbuz district, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an area that was previously a contact line with Armenia and has not yet been cleared of mines, APA reports. Source: en.apa.az Azerbaijan Naxçıvan (Nakhchivan). Territorio del Shahbuz (Şahbuz), area Ganligol. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un giovane residente. Biography…

Technikai išminuodami netoli Vilniaus rado 82 mm M-8 raketų ir AM-A saugiklius

18/08/2024 Lituania (Литвы), Vilnius (Vilniaus)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Technikai išminuodami netoli Vilniaus rado 82 mm M-8 raketų ir AM-A saugiklius. Biography of a Bomb Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the…

How did an unexploded WWII artillery shell end up on a MS Coast street? See new details

18/08/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Mississippi (MS), Jackson County  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. By Martha Sanchez The man mowing the grass stumbled on history. A 5-inch, 54-caliber Naval projectile laid, unhidden, in a Jackson…

Explosive Remnants: Gaza’s Literal Ticking Bomb

18/08/2024 Palestina, Striscia di Gaza, Gaza  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. by Andrew G. Clemmensen Among the many urgent “day after” issues that have yet to be adequately addressed in discussions of Gaza are explosive…

One killed in minibus IED explosion in Kabul

One person was killed and several others were injured when an IED inside a minibus exploded in Kabul Source: ariananews.af Afghanistan–Zabol (Zabul)–Dasht-e-Barchi L’esplosione di una mina Ied, uccide un civile e ferisce altre 11 persone. Le vittime si spostavano con un furgone. Biography of a Bomb

Grenade found inside Walpole home, police say

17/08/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Massachusetts, (MA), Norfolk County  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. By Susannah Sudborough | SSudborough@masslive.com A grenade was found inside a home in Walpole on Sunday, according to police. Walpole police…

Falkirk: Bomb squad called to canal after ‘unexploded device’ found

17/08/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Scozia (Scotland), Falkirk  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. By Alasdair Ferguson Police and bomb disposal experts were alerted to the discovery at the Forth and Clyde canal at South Bantaskin Road…

Unexploded Ordnance From the Past Poses a Threat to Ocean’s Future

17/08/2024 Isole Salomone (Solomon Islands)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. So many Second World War ships and planes were sunk around Savo Island in months of conflict between the US and Japan, that this stretch…

Two Citizens Killed in US-Saudi Explosive Remnants in Hodeidah

According to Almasirah correspondent in Hodeidah, the two citizens were killed in the explosion of a landmine in the village of Rayhan in the Al-Durayhimi District. Source: almasirah.net.ye Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda)–Al-Durayhimi (Ad Durayhimi) Zona Rayhan. L’esplosione di una mina uccide due civili. Biography of a Bomb

O familie din Vaslui a fost ani de zile în pericol de moarte fără să știe

16/08/2024 Romania, (România), Moldavia, Vaslui  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Mariana Apostoaie În timpul unor săpături făcute în jurul locuinței au fost descoperite 32 de kg de proiectile de tip grenadă, calibrul 88 de milimetri….

Erzurum’da doğal gaz çalışması sırasında patlamamış top mermisi bulundu

16/08/2024 Turchia (Türkiye), Anatolia (Anadolu), Erzurum  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Erzurum’da doğal gaz çalışması sırasında, Osmanlı-Rus Savaşı döneminden kaldığı değerlendirilen patlamamış top mermisi bulundu. Merkez Aziziye ilçesi Ömertepe Mahallesi’nde doğal gaz çalışması yapan ekipler,…

Barátságtalan meglepetések a mélyből

16/08/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Budapest, Provincia di Pest  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. Második világháborús gépágyúlőszerek kerültek elő a Pest vármegyei Délegyházán, egy épület alapjának mélyítésekor – közölte a Magyar Honvédség tűzszerész ezrede csütörtökön az MTI-vel….

Rohingya man killed, 2 Injured in landmine explosion

A Rohingya youth was killed and two others were injured in a landmine explosion during crab harvesting in the Naf River in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. Source: tbsnews.net Bangladesh-Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Territorio Teknaf. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un giovane Rohingya e ferisce due amici. Le vittime pescavano granchi nel fiume Naf. Biography of a Bomb

La Guardia Civil de Menorca desactiva un proyectil de artillería en Cala Pudent

15/08/2024 Spagna, (España), Baleari, (Illes Balears-Islas Baleares), Minorca (Menorca) Iván Martín La Guardia Civil desactivó la semana pasada un proyectil de artillería hallado en Cala Pudent. Unos excursionistas que se encontraban caminando por la zona descubrieron lo que parecía ser un artefacto de artillería. Rápidamente se puso en conocimiento de la Guardia Civil, activándose el…

Žena čistila kuću pa pronašla ručne bombe i metke

15/08/2024 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Slavonia (slavonska županija), Osijek e Baranja (Osječko-baranjska županija), Kneževi Vinogradi (Kneževim Vinogradima)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”. U Kneževim Vinogradima u Slavoniji žena je jučer prilikom čišćenja kuće pronašla dvije ručne bombe…

Granaten, Schwert & Munition bei Wega-Einsatz entdeckt

15/08/2024 Austria (Österreich), Vienna (Wien), Liesing Zu einem Fund mehrerer Waffen kam es am Donnerstag in Liesing. Zunächst soll ein 40-Jähriger gegenüber seinem Therapeuten geäußert haben, dass er sich mit zwei Handgranaten das Leben nehmen wolle. Daraufhin rückten verschiedene Polizeikräfte, darunter auch die WEGA, zu der Wohnung des Mannes aus. Es gelang, den 40-Jährigen hinaus…

Explosion of war remnant injure two children in Aleppo countryside

Two children were injured due to the explosion of an unexploded object of war remnants on the road to the silos near Mare’a city in northern Aleppo countryside. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Aleppo–Mare’a (Marea) L’esplosione di un residuato bellico ferisce due bambini. Biography of a Bomb

Policija svari – če najdete neeksplodirano ubojno sredstvo, se ne dotikajte

14/08/2024 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Goriziano, (Goriška statistična regija), Plezzo (Občina Bovec) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Oltresonzia (Čezsoča). Včeraj dopoldne je policiste poklicala Nemka, ki je povedala, da se pri Čezsoči, v strugi reke Soče…

Unexploded ordnance has become an ocean time bomb

14/08/2024 “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” David Adam So many second world war ships and planes were sunk around Savo Island in months of conflict between the US and Japan, that this stretch of the…

Explosion of war remnant injure one child in Deir Ezzor

SOHR sources have reported that a child was severely injured which led to the amputation of his foot due to the explosion of un unexploded object of war remnants in Al-Hawaeiyqah neighborhood in Deir Ezzor city Source: syriahr.com Siria–Deir el-Zor Zona Al-Hawaeiyqah. L’esplosione di una mina o altro residuato bellico ferisce gravemente un bambino. Biography…

Figyelmeztetnek a tűzszerészek, ezt kell tenni, ha robbanótestnek tűnő tárgyat találunk

13/08/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Ha robbanótestnek tűnő tárgyat találunk ne nyúljunk hozzá, hívjuk a rendőrséget! – figyelmeztetett a honvédség Youtube-csatornájára feltöltött videójában a MH 1. Tűzszerész és Folyamőr Ezred egyik tűzszerésze….

Koa Moana 24: EOD Sweeps for WWII Unexploded Ordnance

13/08/2024 Repubblica di Palau, Peleliu, Koa Moana “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Photo by Sgt. Nello Miele U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gage Gardner, an explosive ordnance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment…

One Child Injured in Landmine Explosion

In Qorqanya Town, northern Idlib, within HTS-held areas, a child suffered severe head injuries from an explosion caused by a war remnant Source: geopolitical.report Siria–Idlib Zona Qorqanya. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un bambino. La vittima giocava con il residuato bellico. Biography of a Bomb

Muškarac iz okolice Bjelovara dragovoljno predao dvije ručne bombe

12/08/2024 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Bjelovar e Bilogora (Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Jučer, 1. kolovoza, je muškarac iz okolice Bjelovara policijskim službenicima dragovoljno predao dvije ručne bombe koje su pohranjene u skladište ubojite opreme…

Uništava se neeksplodirana bomba pronađena kod Prokuplja

12/08/2024 Serbia (Србија), Serbia Centrale (Централна Србија),Toplica (Toplički okrug-Топлички округ)-Prokuplje “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Neeksplodirana ručna bomba koja je pronađena u ataru sela Dragi Deo u okolini Prokuplja biće uništena danas na mestu gde…

Policija detonirala bombe u jezeru

12/08/2024 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Koprivnica e Križevci (Koprivničko-križevačka županija), Koprivnica “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” POLICIJA je objavila vijest o detoniranju minsko-eksplozivnih sredstava u jezeru Drnja. Vezano uz pronalazak minsko-eksplozivnih sredstava u jezeru u Drnju donesena…

Boy loses eye after Baath-era mortar shell explosion in Koya

According to Jalal, the boy lost an eye and sustained injuries to his hands and feet. He was later transferred to a hospital in Erbil. Source: rudaw.net Iraq, Kurdistan iracheno, Arbil (Erbil) Distretto Koya. L’esplosione di una bomba da mortaio ferisce gravemente un 12-enne. La vittima giocava con il residuato bellico.

Swiss army neutralised 280 unexploded ordnances in 2023

11/08/2024 Svizzera (Suisse-Schweiz-Svizra) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” The Swiss army neutralised 280 unexploded ordnance last year. A total of 1,122 reports were received, a record figure attributed to increased leisure activities and greater public…

World War Two-era rifle grenade unearthed in Pärnu County garden

11/08/2024 Estonia (Eesti), Pärnumaa (Pärnu maakond) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” Bomb disposal experts recently had to deal with a suspicious item which turned out to be a World War Two era grenade found in…

Hand grenade discovered in Surakhani district

11/08/2024 Azerbaijan, Surakhani “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance” The “112” hotline of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) received information about the discovery of ammunition in the Surakhani district of the capital, Garachukhur settlement, Azernews…