Unexploded WWII bomb removed from area off Lornie Road
27/11/2024 Singapore “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” Kolette Lim An unexploded World War II bomb found off Lornie Road on Nov 21 was found safe to handle and has been removed for disposal by the…
Man killed after grenade accidentally explodes during house party in Croatia
27/11/2024 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Dalmazia, (Dalmacija), Sebenico e Tenin (Šibensko-kninska 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” By Rob Picheta A man was killed and three other people were injured after a hand grenade accidentally exploded at…
Landmine explosion severely injures Kurdish Kolbar in Nowsud
Ahmad Rezai, a kolbar from Javanrud, sustained severe injuries following a landmine explosion in the mountainous border region of Nowsud, Kermanshah province. Source: hengaw.net Iran–Kurdistan Iraniano–Kermanshah–Nowsud L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un Colbar. La vittima trasportava della merce. Biography of a Bomb
Explosives found in Putah Creek Canal; no threat to the public
26/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), California (CA), Solano County, Fairfield “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” Workers cleaning out the Putah Creek Canal, between Martin and Hilborn roads, on Tuesday located what appeared to be a…
Yutan, Mead residents get update on groundwater contamination from bomb manufacturing
26/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Nebraska (NE) “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 Joe Harris Saunders County. Contaminated groundwater in Saunders County has been a major concern for decades. The source is a site where…
Gelibolu’da, Çanakkale Savaşları döneminden kaldığı değerlendirilen 50 top mermisi bulundu
26/11/2024 Turchia (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), Marmara (Marmara Bölgesi), Çanakkale, Gallipoli (Gelibolu) “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” Doğan Zelova Çanakkale’nin Gelibolu ilçesinde kanalizasyon yenileme çalışması sırasında, Çanakkale Savaşları döneminden kaldığı değerlendirilen 50 top mermisi ortaya çıkarıldı. Gelibolu…
Child killed in explosion of a landmine in Syrian Desert
A child was killed in the explosion of a landmine of war remnants while herding sheep in Al-Masrib Desert in western Deir Ezzor countryside Source: syriahr.com Siria–Deir el-Zor Zona Al-Masrib. L’esplosione di una mina o altro residuato bellico uccide un ragazzino. La vittima pascolava animali Biography of a Bomb
Traces of Chemical Weapons Found in Russian Grenade Fragment
25/11/2024 Ucraina, (Україна), Dnipropetrovs’k (Dnipropetrovs’k) (Dnipropetrovs’ka), (Dnipropetrovsk) (Dnipro) “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 Camilla Jessen The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has confirmed the presence of a toxic chemical substance…
US Army EOD battalion supports domestic response missions in eastern United States
25/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA) “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 Walter T. Ham IV A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion confronts and defeats unexploded ordnance during domestic response missions across the eastern United…
Nine killed, 39 others injured in unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents in past 10 months, Lao National Assembly hears
25/11/2024 Laos “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” Nine people were killed, while 39 others were injured in unexploded ordnance (UXO)-related accidents across the country in the past 10 months, National Assembly members were told on…
A landmine explosion in the Sharbazher area of Sulaymaniyah
A landmine explosion in the Sharbazher area of Sulaymaniyah killed a 16-year-old shepherd on Sunday evening, local authorities reported. Source Iraq–Kurdistan iracheno–Sulaymaniyya (Sulaymaniyah-Sulaimani) Zona Sharbazher. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un 16-enne. La vittima pascolava animali. Biography of a Bomb
Identificarea unui proiectil exploziv din al Doilea Război Mondial
24/11/2024 Romania, (România), Muntenia, Brăila “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” Scorțaru Nou. În timpul acțiunilor de salvare, eroziunea malului a scos la iveală un proiectil neexplodat din perioada celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, descoperit pe…
Russia can produce 50 Kh-101 cruise missiles per month, says Ukrainian intelligence
24/11/2024 Ucraina (Україна) “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 Olena Mukhina Andrii Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), says that as of 11 November, Russian forces have nearly 300 Kh-101…
U Prokuplju se danas uništavaju neeksplodirana ubojna sredstva
22/11/2024 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” Specijalizovana ekipa policije danas od 12:30 do 16 sati izvršiće transport i uništenje neeksplodiranih ubojnih sredstava (NUS) koja…
A Landmine Explosion Kills a Worker from Eilam
A worker identified as “Ahmad Alimohammadi” from Eilam lost his life due to a landmine explosion at a scrap yard. Source: hana-hr.org Iran–Kurdistan Iraniano–Ilam L’esplosione di una mina uccide un civile. La vittima si trovava in un deposito di rottami. Biography of a Bomb
Άνοιξη: Δεκάδες οβίδες του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου εντοπίστηκαν σε έργο αποχέτευσης
23/11/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Attica (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αττικής-Περιφέρεια Αττικής), Attica Orientale (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ανατολικής Αττικής) “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” Dionysos-Anixi. Κατά την εξέλιξη των εργασιών κατασκευής δικτύου αποχέτευσης στην οδό Αγίας Παρασκευής Άνοιξη Αττικής, ήρθαν…
Mine action amid third decade of conflict in DR Congo
23/11/2024 Repubblica Democratica del Congo “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” As the Democratic Republic of the Congo enters its third decade of armed conflict, a huge number of unexploded land mines and other ordinance remain,…
Tensió al Cap de Creus per l’aparició d’una mina nazi de la Segona Guerra Mundial
23/11/2024 Spagna, (España), Catalogna (Catalunya-Cataluña), Girona (Gerona) Un grup de submarinistes han descobert una mina de la Segona Guerra Mundial amb una càrrega explosiva de 150 kg d’hexolita a només 150 metres de la costa del Parc Natural del Cap de Creus entre Port de la Selva i Cadaqués. La troballa, ocorreguda en ple espai…
Three Civilians Killed in Landmine Explosion in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle Region
A landmine explosion in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region has left three civilians dead and one injured after their vehicle struck the explosive device in the Doonka Source: raxanreeb.com Somalia–Basso Scebeli (Lower Shabelle)-Doonka L’esplosione di una mina uccide tre civili. Ferita una quarta persona. Biography of a Bomb
Israeli Cluster Bombs Create ‘Renewed’ Disaster in Southern Lebanon
22/11/2024 Libano (Lebanon), Sud Libano (Southern Lebanon) “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” Beirut: Caroline Akoum Lebanon is still clearing cluster bombs dropped by Israel during the 2006 war, and reports suggest that the threat is…
Καβάλα: Βρέθηκε χειροβομβίδα του Β’ Παγκόσμιου Πολέμου στην καρδιά της Ελευθερούπολης
22/11/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Macedonia Orientale e Tracia (Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, Anatolikī́ Makedonía ke Thrákī), Kavala (Καβάλα), Pangaio (Παγγαίο) “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” Eleftheroupoli. Απομακρύνθηκε με ασφάλεια μια αμυντική χειροβομβίδα από το κέντρο της…
Trimble expands collaboration with The HALO Trust on landmine clearance efforts
22/11/2024 “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” By Jesse Khalil Trimble has expanded support for The HALO Trust, the world’s largest humanitarian landmine-clearance nonprofit organization. Trimble is donating an additional 175 Trimble Catalyst GNSS systems, including…
Landmine explosions kill seven in Borno
At least seven loggers were reportedly killed and several others injured after their vehicle hit landmines in Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State, on Saturday. Source: tribuneonlineng.com Nigeria–Borno–Konduga L’esplosione di una mina uccide 7 boscaioli. Imprecisato il numero dei feriti. Biography of a Bomb
La Guardia Civil neutraliza 14 artefactos explosivos de la guerra civil en Mequinenza y Belchite
21/11/2024 Spagna, (España), Aragona (Aragón-Aragó-Aragoi), Saragozza, Belchite El Gedex de la Guardia Civil de Zaragoza ha neutralizado, entre los días 11 y 12 de noviembre, un total de 14 artefactos explosivos procedentes de la guerra civil, en las localidades de Mequinenza y Belchite. El pasado lunes 11 de noviembre los Tedax de la Comandancia de…
Di dời và hủy nổ thành công một quả bom còn tồn sót sau chiến tranh
21/11/2024 Vietnam, Delta del Fiume Rosso, Hung Yen “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” Hoàng Bền Trước đó, vào ngày 9/11, trong quá trình thi công đào rãnh thoát nước đường liên thôn, Nhân dân thôn…
Politistation evakueret tre gange efter indlevering af granater
21/11/2024 Danimarca, (Danmark), Hovedstaden (Region Hovedstaden) “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” Politistationen i Hillerød er blevet evakueret tre gange torsdag, efter at borgere har indleveret granater. Det skriver Nordsjællands Politi på Facebook. Selv om disse…
Landmine claims farmer’s life in Oddar Meanchey
Yet another life was lost to a landmine when it exploded beneath a farmer’s tractor in Trapaing Prasat district on Saturday. Source: khmertimeskh.com Cambogia (Cambodia)–Oddar Meancheay–Trapaing Prasat L’esplosione di una mina travolge un trattore. La detonazione uccide il contadino a bordo del mezzo agricolo. Biography of a Bomb
Kontrollerad sprängning av granater under fredagen
20/11/2024 Svezia (Sverige), Götaland, Jönköping “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” Under veckan har totalt 187 gamla handgranater hittats efter grundliga undersökningar i ett naturområde vid A6 i Jönköping. Granaterna är gamla och har legat på…
Sussex beach closed as bomb squad attends report of ordnance
20/11/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), West Sussex, Arun, Bognor Regis “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 Savannah Nicholson Littlehampton Coastguard, Sussex Police and the Royal Navy attended the section of beach in Felpham yesterday…
Mann findet auf Baustelle Objekt, ruft die Polizei
20/11/2024 Austria (Österreich), Vienna (Wien), Landstraße Von Michael Rauhofer-Redl Am Donnerstag machte ein Bauarbeiter in der Wiener Landstraße eine nicht alltägliche Entdeckung. Wie die Pressestelle der Landespolizeidirektion Wien in einer Aussendung mitteilt, ereignete sicher der Vorfall gegen 14.20 Uhr im Bereich der Rechten Bahngasse. Er entdeckte “ein Objekt, welches einer Granate ähnelte”, wie es in…
2 killed in Aweil West County grenade explosion
Two people, including a South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) soldier, were killed and six others were injured following a grenade explosion in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State’s Aweil West County Source: radiotamazuj.org Sudan del Sud (South Sudan)–Bahr el-Ghazal L’esplosione di una granata uccide due persone tra queste anche un militare. Sei i feriti. Biography…
Pronađena bomba na jezeru Tikvara: Policija i specijalna brigada na terenu u Bačkoj Palanci
19/11/2024 Serbia (Србија), Voivodína, (Војводина-Vojvodina), Bačka Meridionale (Južnobački okrug-Јужнобачки округ), Bačka Palanka “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” Kako se veruje, bomba se pojavila na obali usled nedavnog visokog vodostaja koji je poslednjih nedelja bio prisutan…
不発弾の「自然爆発」国内では過去に20件 業界団体が調査
19/11/2024 Giappone, Kyūshū, Ōita “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” 10月、宮崎空港で突然、不発弾が爆発しましたが、不発弾の探査に関する業界団体が調べたところ、国内で不発弾が自然に爆発したとみられる事例は確認できただけでも、これまでに20件起きていたことがわかりました。大分市では爆発で建物が全壊し、2人が重傷を負っています。 Photo-Source: 3.nhk.or.jp 警察は「不発弾を見つけたら近づかず連絡してほしい」と話しています Biography of a Bomb Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the danger caused by unexploded bombs. Moreover, the most…
TNT-vel robbantanak a tűzszerészek
19/11/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország) Szöveg: Bólyi Bálint törzsőrmester, Gajdos Milán főhadnagy | Fotó: Bólyi Bálint törzsőrmester | 2024. Húsz tonnához közelít az idén hatástalanított és megsemmisített robbanóeszközök össztömege. Az MH 1. Tűzszerész és Folyamőr Ezred szakemberei a biztonságosan kivitelezett földalatti robbantások során közel 360 kilogramm TNT és Semtex típusú robbanóanyagot használtak fel. Fotó–Forrás: honvedelem.hu Biography of…
Bomb Explosion Rocks Imo
A catastrophic incident struck at Orlu International Market in Imo State on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated and reportedly claimed two lives and several persons sustained various degrees of injuries. Source: leadership.ng Nigeria–Imo-Orlu L’esplosione di una mina Ied, celata nei pressi dell’Orlu International Market uccide due civili, numerosi i feriti. Biography of…
延岡市の下阿蘇ビーチで見つかった不発弾のようなものは「救難発煙筒」と判明
18/11/2024 Giappone, Kyūshū, Miyazaki “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” Nobeoka.那覇市首里石嶺町の工事現場で見つかった米国製５インチ艦砲弾１発の不発弾処理が１１日午前１０時２０分から行われる。終了予定は同１１時２０分で、現場から半径２５・５メートル以内の６世帯１８人が避難対象となる。 Photo-Source: newsdig.tbs.co.jp 警察は「不発弾を見つけたら近づかず連絡してほしい」と話しています Biography of a Bomb Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the danger caused by unexploded bombs. Moreover, the most…
Bommen liggen bloot, nu nog een kwestie van ontmantelen
18/11/2024 Olanda, (Nederland), Olanda Meridionale (Zuid-Holland), Zuidplas, Moordrecht Moordrecht – De omgeving maakt zich op voor de ruiming van twee niet-ontplofte Engelse vliegtuigbommen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog aan de Vijfde Tochtweg. Voordat ze in de nacht van zaterdag 16 op zondag 17 november worden ontmanteld (onklaar gemaakt, red.), zijn de bommen blootgelegd. Tijdens de ruiming…
U Travčic se našla stará munice. Neobvyklý předmět vystrašil i v Litoměřicích
18/11/2024 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Ústí nad Labem (Ústecký kraj), Litoměřice (okres Litoměřice), Travčice “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” Zdeněk Plachý Policejní pyrotechnici měli v minulých dnech opět práci na Litoměřicku. Konkrétně…
Five schoolchildren among 9 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
The blast occurred at 8:35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, as per news reports. Source: deccanherald.com Pakistan–Belucistan (Balochistan)–Mastung L’esplosione di un ordigno travolge uno scuola bus. La detonazione uccide 9 civili, tra questi 5 studenti. Biography of a Bomb
Netušil, že syn z Vltavy vylovil granát. Výbušninu z Krumlova odvezl pyrotechnik
17/11/2024 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Český Krumlov (okres Český Krumlov) “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” Zuzana Gabajová Když se dozvěděli, co se jim to víc než měsíc válí přímo pod domem na…
あす11月11日に不発弾処理 那覇市首里石嶺町 米国製の5インチ艦砲弾、工事現場で見つかる
17/11/2024 Giappone, Kyūshū, Ryūkyū, Okinawa, Naha “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” 那覇市首里石嶺町の工事現場で見つかった米国製５インチ艦砲弾１発の不発弾処理が１１日午前１０時２０分から行われる。終了予定は同１１時２０分で、現場から半径２５・５メートル以内の６世帯１８人が避難対象となる。 Photo-Source: okinawatimes.co.jp 警察は「不発弾を見つけたら近づかず連絡してほしい」と話しています Biography of a Bomb Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the danger caused by unexploded bombs. Moreover,…
Opgezogen Engelse duizendponder tot ontploffing gebracht
17/11/2024 Olanda, (Nederland), Zelanda (Zeeland), Veere, Westkapelle Door: Marijn van de Gruiter De bom die maandag tijdens baggerwerkzaamheden werd opgezogen door een Belgische zandzuiger is aan het begin van de middag tot ontploffing gebracht. Dit gebeurde op open zee ter hoogte van Westkapelle. De Scheldt River, een Belgische zandzuiger, zoog het explosief maandag op tijdens…
‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead
It was like ‘Judgement Day’, says one victim, after a suicide bomber targeted passengers waiting to board an express train Source: aljazeera.com Pakistan–Belucistan (Balochistan)–Quetta L’esplosione di una mina Ied posizionata nella stazione ferroviaria uccide 26 persone. Biography of a Bomb
Antique explosive discovered on Deer Isle
16/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Maine (ME) “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” Hancock County. By Will Robinson. Local “metal detectorist” Bert Yankielun was astonished to find an antique unexploded artillery detonator—pictured here—while looking for historical…
In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds
16/11/2024 Cipro (Κύπρος), Nicosia (Λευκωσία) “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 Menelaos Hadjicostis In a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded…
Virginia State Police Bomb Squad called to Suffolk for live ammunition
16/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Virginia (VA), Suffolk “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 Suffolk neighborhood had to be evacuated Thursday after a live round of ammunition was found on someone’s porch. Suffolk Fire and…
Mine explosions kill two and injure several more during desert rally
On 7 November, four participants in the 10th edition of the ‘TT Desert Rally’ were injured in an explosion of a landmine in the vicinity of Waddan, about 15 km away from the rally camp off the paved road. Their car had left the main route and entered a restricted area in the vicinity of…
Safety assured after unexploded bomb found at work site
15/11/2024 Taiwan, Kaohsiung “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 Wang Jung-hsiang and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer A decades-old unexploded bomb was uncovered at a construction site in Kaohsiung this morning, and…
Ukraine Demining Cluster develops program of returning contaminated land to use by 2040
15/11/2024 Ucraina (Україна) “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” More than 60 international and domestic companies involved in surveying and demining of territories have united into a single Ukraine Demining Cluster and developed a program that…
Authorities handle World War II munitions found in Beatrice home
15/11/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Nebraska (NE), Gage 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 Craig Allison Authorities found dozens of World War II era munitions in a Beatrice home on Thursday, according to the…