Four killed, wounded including child in land mine explosion in east Idlib

Idlib province: SOHR activists have reported death of a child and a man while other two were wounded in a land mine explosion, expected to be part of the war ordnance while they had picked olive in the vicinity of San town in east Idlib countryside. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Idlib Nel territorio di San, l’esplosione di…

Virginia Maneuver Training Center helps spread UXO awareness

16/11/2021 Stati Uniti, Virginia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” County Nottoway, City Blackstone, Fort Pickett By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Soldiers and civilians assigned to the Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett completed…

In Groningen is het magneetvissen dus verboden

16/11/2021 Olanda, Groninga  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Een boete die kan oplopen tot 10.000 euro. Dat hangt de Groningse magneetvisser Jan Duurt Dijkman boven het hoofd als hij zijn magneet weer in de Groningse wateren…

Man finds live grenade in Sandy Springs basement, police say

16/11/2021 Stati Uniti, Georgia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” “These types of things are somewhat common because a lot of servicemen and women brought them home from the war as souvenirs,” the Sandy Springs Police Department…

Λευκωσία:Έκρυψαν χειροβομβίδα και εκρηκτικά σε απορριματοφόρο-Grenade and TNT found in garbage bin in Aglandjia

16/11/2021 Cipro, Nicosia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Xειροβομβίδα και εκρηκτική ύλη TNT καθώς και άλλες εκρηκτικές ύλες εντοπίστηκαν σε ανοικτό χώρο στην Αγλαντζιά. Σύμφωνα με την Αστυνομία, οι Αρχές εντόπισαν στις 21:00 το βράδυ της…

Man Killed and Woman Injured by Landmine Blast in Elam Province

On Wednesday, November 10, a landmine blast killed a man and injured a woman severely in Mehran County in Elam Province. Source: en-hrana.org Iran–Kurdistan Iraniano–Ilam–Mehran Nel territorio di Elam, un uomo e una donna raccolgono ferro e tra il materiale racimolato raccolgono anche una bomba da mortaio da 60 mm. La coppia compie qualche passo…

Breskens: opnieuw worden grote bommen onschadelijk gemaakt

15/11/2021 Olanda, Zelanda, Sluis, Breskens  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog is in grote delen van de gemeente Sluis zwaar gevochten. Op veel plekken hebben beschietingen, bombardementen en gevechten plaatsgevonden. Fort Frederik Hendrik…

Down the Road: Destroyed homeland

15/11/2021 Afghanistan, Helmand  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Toward the end of his trip in Afghanistan, CGTN correspondent Danial Khan paid a visit to war relics on his way from Helmand Province to Kandahar City. A…

Hledač kovů narazil na ruské granáty a rozbušky, odpálili je pyrotechnici

15/11/2021 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Hradec Králové (Královéhradecký kraj), Jičín (okres Jičín)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Muž s detektorem kovů procházel lesy mezi Kopidlnem a Budčevsí odpoledne v neděli 7. listopadu. Když…

Unexploded ordinances found at Ohangwena

15/11/2021 Namibia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” by Eliaser Ndeyanale Police spokesperson, deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, said the military equipment, which includes a mortar, 74 rounds of live ammunition, 160 empty cartridges, five grenades and a…

9 children hurt in grenade explosion in Leyte

Initial investigation revealed that an eight-year-old boy got a piece of metal in an abandoned videoke bar. The boy and his playmates did not know that the object was a type of an ammunition and could still explode. Photo-Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net Filippine-Visayas–Leyte Territorio Baybay City, Distretto Candadam, zona Tinago. Un bambino di 8 anni raccoglie una…

Kapeeka, explosive Kills one at scrap collection booth

14/11/2021 Uganda, Territorio Centrale  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Moses Ssenfuma the LC 3 Chairman of Kapeeka sub county says that its believed unexploded bombs could have been left behind by fighters of National Resistance Army…

Quả bom nặng hơn 300 kg dưới ruộng

14/11/2021 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bộ, Ha Tinh, Can Loc  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Theo kết quả kiểm tra ban đầu, quả bom này còn sót lại từ thời chiến tranh, dài khoảng 1,5 m, đường…

Man killed in Beersheba explosion, apparently by his own grenade

14/11/2021 Israele, Meridionale “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Medic Adir Nitan said, “I live next door, and immediately after I heard the explosion I ran to the scene. I saw a man around age 30 lying…

Десятки гранат и авиабомб взорвали под Орлом

14/11/2021 Russia, Oblast’ Orël (Орловская область)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Сотрудники группы специальных (взрывных) работ Орловской областной поисково-спасательной службы обезвредили 133 боеприпаса времен Великой Отечественной войны. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба Главного управления МЧС по региону….

Sos mine anti uomo, in un anno di pandemia +20% di vittime

da Giacomo Galeazzi Allarme Onu per le mine anti uomo. L’emergenza Covid ne ha fermato il recupero. E ciò nel 2020 ha provocato un aumento del 20% nel numero delle vittime. 7.073 tra morti e feriti. Tra loro anche 1.872 bambini. Negli ultimi anni il mondo è stato funestato da una proliferazione di conflitti armati….

Marion Loddo

Marion Loddo is the Monitor Editorial Manager. She is also leading the research on support for mine action. She has been involved in the Monitor work since 2012, as a publication intern, and a research consultant on ban and mine action for francophone African countries. Earlier, she was the assistant coordinator of the Geneva Disarmament Platform working…

4 Afghan children wounded in landmine explosion

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when children were grazing their sheep in Tasarqi village on the outskirts of provincial capital Firoz Koah, Abdul Satar, chairman of the provincial health directorate, told Xinhua. Source: xinhuanet.com–news.cn Afghanistan–Ghowr Nel territorio di Firoz Koah (Chaghcharan), in località Tasarqi, l’esplosione di una mina ferisce quattro ragazzini. Le vittime pascolavano…

Otišli s djecom u šetnju šumom i pronašli minobacačku minu

13/11/2021 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Istria (Istarska županija), Parenzo (Poreč)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Porečka je policija zaprimila prijavu građanina koji je prilikom šetnje s djecom 6. studenoga, u šumskom predjelu nedaleko naselja Garbina, pronašao eksplozivno sredstvo….

27 de obuze din timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, găsite în cimitirul din Ratuș. Descoperirea, făcută de un gropar

13/11/2021 Moldavia, (Moldova-Молдова)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Descoperirea a fost făcută miercuri, 3 noiembrie de către un bărbat care săpa două gropi în cimitir. Groparul a sunat imediat la 112. Au intervenit, de asemenea, și…

Második világháborús bombát találtak Kőbányán

13/11/2021 Ungheria, Budapest  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Tegnap megsemmisítettek egy második világháborús, szovjet bombát, amit Kőbányán találtak, illetve egy Alsónémediben talált német robbanótestet – közölte az 1. Honvéd Tűzszerész és Hadihajós Ezred a Facebookon. Photo-Source:…

Quảng Trị: Xử lý hai quả bom “khủng” phát lộ sau mưa lớn

13/11/2021 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bộ, Quang Tri, Hương Hóa, Hướng Lập  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Tiếp nhận thông tin, Đội xử lý bom mìn lưu động đã có mặt tại hiện trường để triển khai…

Demineri i danas u krugu “Slobode

13/11/2021 Serbia (Србија), Serbia Centrale (Централна Србија), Moravica (Моравички округ), Čačak (Чачак), Pridvorica (Придворица)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Specijalizovane deminerske jedinice Tehničko remontnog zavoda Kragujevac danas će u krugu vojne fabrike Sloboda uništavati neeksplodirana ubojita…

Godinama nakon Domovinskog rata u hrvatskim šumama građani i dalje pronalaze mine i ostatke eksplozivnih naprava

13/11/2021 Croazia (Hrvatska), Spalatino-Dalmata (Splitsko-dalmatinska županija), Sinj (Signo-Signa)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Muškarac je o eksplozivnoj napravi obavijestio i policiju u Sinju.- Ne znam je li to minski sumnjivo područje ili je razminirano – rekao…

Girl killed in land mine explosion in Hama countryside

On the other hand, a girl was killed due to the explosion of a grenade in Saboura district in the northern countryside of Sallmiyya. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Hama–Salamiya (Salamiyah-Salamiyya)-al-Saboura L’esplosione di una mina uccide una ragazza. Biography of a Bomb  

Granaat gevonden bij graafwerkzaamheden in Varsseveld

12/11/2021 Olanda, Gheldria, Oude IJsselstreek  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Bij graafwerkzaamheden aan de Doetinchemseweg in Varsseveld is dinsdag een granaat gevonden, vermoedelijk uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Foto-Bron: gld.nl Artificieri intervengono nel Comune di Varsseveld a…

Homes evacuated as WW2 bomb unearthed

12/11/2021 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Cambridgeshire  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Disposal experts are heading to March after a World War 2 bomb was unearthed during works on a house.  Neighbours have been asked to leave the…

Hủy nổ quả bom nặng 250kg vùi lấp ở dự án khu công nghiệp

12/11/2021 Vietnam, Delta del Fiume Rosso, Thai Binh  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Ngày 8.11, lực lượng Bộ đội công binh – Bộ Chỉ huy Quân sự (CHQS) tỉnh Thái Bình đã tổ chức trục vớt,…

Granat di Benteng Kedungcowek dan Robohnya Cagar Budaya Kota Pahlawan

12/11/2021 Indonesia, Giava, Surabaya  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Penemuan granat ini terjadi pada Minggu, 7 November 2021. Saat itu para anggota Roode Brug Soerabaia sedang melakukan kegiatan bersih-bersih di arae Benteng Kedungcowek yang sejak tahun…

Levensgevaarlijk explosief langs bospad gelegd door vinder

12/11/2021 Olanda, Brabante Settentrionale, Bergen op Zoom  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Op de Brabantse Wal is maandag een explosief uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog gevonden. Hij lag op een boomstam. Boswachter Erik de Jonge vermoedt dat…

Esquel: trabajaba con una retroexcavadora y encontró una granada de mortero

12/11/2021 Argentina, Chubut  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Un hombre se llevó un gran susto cuando realizaba la limpieza de un terreno con una retroexcavadora y encontró un explosivo. El curioso hecho sucedió este martes cerca…

Unexploded device kills 3 children, wounds 5 in Uruzgan

Three children of a family were killed and five others were injured in a blast caused by an unexploded device in central Uruzgan Source: pajhwok.com Afghanistan–Oruzgan (Uruzgān) L’esplosione di una mina o residuato bellico uccide tre bambini appartenenti alla stessa famiglia e ferisce altri cinque coetanei. Biography of a Bomb

Muž našel při procházce na dně vypuštěného rybníka ruční granát

11/11/2021 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Jindřichův Hradec (okres Jindřichův Hradec) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Muž si podezřelého předmětu všiml v sobotu o uplynulém víkendu. Krátce před polednem se procházel u vypuštěného rybníku…

Unos senderistas hallan una bomba de la Guerra Civil en el parque natural de Mariola

11/11/2021 Spagna, Valencia, Alicante, Alcoy  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Los TEDAX trasladan y detonan la granada localizada en una zona de difícil acceso del Pic de l’Àguila de Alcoy Foto-Fuente: informacion.es Nel parco naturale della…

Bomb squad called to dispose ‘unexploded grenade’ in Loughton

11/11/2021 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Essex, Epping Forest, Loughton “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” An Army bomb disposal team were called to a Loughton property after an unexploded grenade was found this morning (November 8). Photo-Source: eppingforestguardian.co.uk-By…

Detonation: Fliegerbombe in Wien gesprengt

11/11/2021 Austria, Vienna “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Am Montag wurde in der Lobau eine Fliegerbombe entdeckt. Polizei, Bundesheer und eine Firma für Munitionsbergung fuhren vor Ort. Die 117 Kilo schwere amerikanische Bombe konnte freigelegt werden….

Nagorno-Karabakh: Land still laced with mines, year after war

11/11/2021 Azerbaijan–Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Liz Cookman A year after intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory is still so heavily laced with mines and unexploded weaponry that it…

Duitse brisantgranaat van voor Eerste Wereldoorlog gevonden in Vessem

11/11/2021 Olanda, Brabante Settentrionale “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” In Vessem is tijdens het opruimen van een tuin een brisantsgranaat van voor de Eerste Wereldoorlog aangetroffen. De tweehonderdponder was leeg en daarom niet schadelijk. De Explosieven…

Landmine children

A source in Hama Police Command told SANA reporter that a landmine left behind by terrorists exploded this evening in the vicinity of the town of Souran in the northern countryside, killing a 5-year-old child. Source: newsrnd.com–sana.sy Siria–Hama–Suran (Souran) L’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino di 5 anni. Biography of a Bomb

It has been reported that an unexploded device has been discovered

10/11/2021 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Yorkshire e Humber, East Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” The large police presence has reportedly followed a child coming across a suspicious object on the ground. You can…

40 years old grenades found in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district

10/11/2021 India, Karnataka “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Five grenades were found near the house of an ex-serviceman in Dakshina Kannada district. Jayakumar Poojary is an ex-serviceman. He had retired from the Army after serving as…

An unexploded bomb in the garden of the house

10/11/2021 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Surrey, Spelthorne “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Surrey Police officers were called to a house on Doris Road this evening. As a result of the find – an unexploded bomb in the…

Scharfe Fliegerbombe im Brucker Industriegebiet gefunden

10/11/2021 Austria, Bassa Austria, Bruck an der Leitha “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Von Susanne Müller Auf der Baustelle im Industriegebiet West entdeckte die Firma “EOD Munitionsbergung” eine amerikanische Fliegerbombe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. “Es handelte…

В Минске на детской площадке нашли авиабомбу весом 250 кг-Air bomb found in playground in Minsk- Bomba lotnicza na placu zabaw

10/11/2021 Bielorussia (Беларусь), Voblasc’ Minsk (Мінская вобласць-Minskaja voblasc’), Minsk (Мінск) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” В Минске на детской площадке по улице Брилевская, 23 была обнаружена авиабомба, сообщает пресс-служба МВД Беларуси. Photo-Source: sputnik.by A quarter-ton WWII…

Explosion d’un camion sur une mine terrestre dans la localité de Bocaranga

10/11/2021 Repubblica Centrafricana, Ouham-Pendé, Bocaranga “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Bangui, 8 novembre 2021 ( Corbeaunews – Centrafrique) – Un camion  a sauté dimanche 7 novembre sur une mine  terrestre près du village Bambara, communément appelé…

Seven people, including a child, were killed in a landmine explosion that rocked the Homs province of central Syria on Saturday.

It detonated as a vehicle with the seven on board passed through a desert road outside the historic city of Palmyra, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Source: alaraby.co.uk Siria–Homs–Tadmor (Palmyra-Palmira) L’esplosione di una mina celata in strada travolge un veicolo civile. La detonazione uccide sette persone e tra queste anche un bambino….

Elle avait en sa possession deux obus

09/11/2021 Canada, Québec “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Il ne restait que la coquille sur l’un des obus, alors que le deuxième était complet avec l’amorce, mais troué. Heureusement, les deux obus étaient inoffensifs. C’est en…

U obiteljskoj kući kod Sinja držao arsenal oružja

09/11/2021 Croazia (Hrvatska), Spalatino-Dalmata (Splitsko-dalmatinska županija), Sinj (Signo-Signa) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Naime, temeljem naloga suda izvršena je pretraga kuće na sinjskom području koju koristi 45-godišnjak te je pronađen dobro skriven arsenal u kojem je…