3 children killed in landmine blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The children were on their way to watch a volleyball match between two local teams in the Mandokai area when one of them stepped on a landmine triggering a huge blast. Source: deccanherald.com Pakistan–Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zona Mandokai. L’esplosione di una mina uccide tre ragazzini. Le vittime volevano assistere a una partita di pallavolo. Biography of…

Unexploded bombs, a long-term threat to life in Gaza

20/04/2024 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”. Ahlulbayt News Agency: It is estimated that more than 6,000 unexploded Israeli missiles and bombs were dropped on the Gaza Strip during the first…

Warning after live ammunition found in riverbank

20/04/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Essex, Colchester  “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”. Louise Parry An urgent warning has been issued to unofficial treasure-seekers, after live ammunition was discovered along a public riverbank. City wardens…

Bataliono išminuotojams eilinį kartą teko apsilankyti Žaliosios girioje netoli Panevėžio, kur buvo rastos keturios 100kg kalibro aviacinės bombos ФАБ 100.

20/04/2024 Lituania (Литвы), Panevėžys (Panevėžio apskritis)  “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”. Pavasarinis bombų derlius neduoda išminuotojams atsikvėpti, radiniai byra kaip iš gausybės rago. Šiandien bataliono išminuotojams eilinį kartą teko apsilankyti Žaliosios girioje netoli Panevėžio, kur…

Landmine explosion injures two in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam

Mirfattah Bagirov, who was injured as a result of a mine explosion today, has been taken to the Barda District Central Hospital, APA reports. The other injured, Khagani Teymurov has been taken to the Yevlakh District Central Hospital. Source: en.apa.az Azerbaijan–Agdam L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due civili. Biography of a Bomb

A tűzszerészek elszállították a Debrecenben talált robbanóeszközt

19/04/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Grande Pianura Settentrionale (Észak-Alföld), Hajdú-Bihar, Debrecen   “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” Páncéltörő gránátot találtak április 5-én, pénteken dél körül Debrecenben, a Sámsoni úton – válaszolta a Cívishír kérdésére a Honvédelmi Minisztérium sajtóosztálya….

A gránát a sátoraljaújhelyi Bortemplom tornyának felújítása során került elő.

19/04/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Ungheria Settentrionale (Észak-Magyarország), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Sátoraljaújhely   “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 német repeszromboló gránát került elő a sátoraljaújhelyi Bortemplom tornyának felújítása során – írja az MTI. A felfedezést a Magyar Honvédség…

63 darab világháborús aknagránátot találtak egy Csép melletti szántóföldön

19/04/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Budapest, XXI. Kerület, Csepel   “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” 63 darab világháborús aknagránátot találtak egy Csép melletti szántóföldön. Rendőrségi bejelentés alapján vonult ki a tűzszerész ezred Csép külterületére, ahol feltételezhető volt, hogy…

Bomb squad called to dispose of unexploded ordinance reportedly from WWI era in Newark

18/04/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Ohio (OH)   “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” Licking County. Cleaning out the garage resulted in a call for the bomb squad in Newark, Ohio, on Wednesday. Police said fire personnel…

Desactivado un proyectil de 76 milímetros localizado en la playa de Camposoto

18/04/2024 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Cadige (Cádiz), San Fernando (La Isla), Camposoto El equipo de desactivación de explosivos de la Unidad de Buceo de Cádiz ha neutralizalizado un proyectil de 76 milímetros, localizado en la playa de Camposoto en San Fernando. Foto-Fuente: vivajerez.es MODO DE ACTUAR ANTE UN HALLAZGO DE GRANADAS DE FUSIL EXPLOSIVAS Con…

How World War II is still wreaking havoc in the Pacific

18/04/2024 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” Stephanie March More than eight decades ago in the 1940s, World War II raged across the Pacific as ferocious battles took place between…

Young man killed in landmine explosion in Al-Suwaydaa countryside

An 18 year-old young man died due to the explosion of a landmine of war remnants in southern Al-Suwaydaa countryside, while he was herding sheep. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Al-Suwaydā (as-Suwaydā-Sweida) L’esplosione di una mina uccide un 18-enne. La vittima pascolava animali. Biography of a Bomb

Over 50 pieces of explosives discovered at Sussex beach

17/04/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), West Sussex, Chichester, Selsey, Medmerry   “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” Jasmine Carey Over 50 pieces of explosive ordnance were found at a beach. The items on Medmerry Beach were…

Wien-Wieden: Arbeiter fand Weltkriegsgranate in Mehrfamiliengebäude

17/04/2024 Austria (Österreich), Vienna (Wien), Wieden Während Sanierungsarbeiten in einem Mehrfamiliengebäude in Wien-Wieden entdeckte ein Arbeiter eine Weltkriegsgranate im Dachgeschoss und alarmierte die Polizei. Foto-Quelle: vienna.at Auch Bombenteile sind gefährlich Immer wieder gibt es Funde von Kriegsmaterial auf Baustellen, aber auch Spaziergänger und Passanten stolpern über verdächtige Gegenstände. Der richtige Umgang mit solchen Relikten ist…

Piece of World War II-Era Drone Plane Washes Up on Massachusetts Beach

17/04/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Massachusetts, (MA), Barnstable County, Wellfleet   “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” Angel Saunders According to a statement shared by the Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) on Wednesday, April 10, a piece…

Landmine explosion injured two young men in the Hamma desert, east of Deir ez-Zor

An exclusive source told North Press that a landmine explosion injured two young men in the Hamma desert, east of Deir ez-Zor. The two young men were riding a motorcycle, and the explosion caused them serious injuries. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Deir el-Zor–Hammam L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due giovani. Le vittime percorrevano una strada in moto….

Over 1.9m unexploded bombs cleared in Laos since 1996

16/04/2024 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” Over 1.9 million unexploded ordnance (UXO) devices have been cleared from 87,323 hectares of land from 1996 to March 2024, preventing residents from being injured or killed and…

Мешканці Рівненщини викопали гвинтівкові гранати

16/04/2024 Ucraina (Україна), Oblast’ Rivne (Рівненська область), Rivne (Рівне)   “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” Zavyziv (Завозів). В Рівненському районі піротехніки ДСНС знищили 13 гвинтівкових гранат Grosse Gewehrpanzergranate. Гранати знайшли місцеві у селі Завизів під час…

Solomon Islands still dealing with deadly legacy

16/04/2024 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” By Stephanie March Solomon Islands, just a three hour flight from Brisbane, is grappling with a deadly problem that’s been eight decades in the making….

Landmine blast

The source added that another landmine exploded in the al-Hamdaniya desert, injuring a woman named Samira al-Oweiss while she was collecting truffles, leading to her leg amputation Source: npasyria.com Siria–Aleppo Territorio Hamadaniyeh. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce gravemente una donna. La vittima cercava tartufi. Biography of a Bomb

Police found a grenade on the street inside a plastic bag

15/04/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), New York (NY), Queens   “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 bomb squad shut down a neighborhood in South Richmond Hill after a report of a suspicious device. Police said a…

El temporal deja una bomba en una playa de Tarragona

15/04/2024 Spagna, (España), Catalogna (Catalunya-Cataluña), Tarragona (Tarragonès-Tarragonés) Un articulo de Jordi Cabré Un proyectil de mortero de 40 centímetros perteneciente a la Guerra Civil llegó a la playa de La Móra la semana pasada, probablemente empujada por el temporal de mar que azotó el litoral catalán varios días. El artefacto, oxidado y con incrustaciones calcárias,…

Localizan un proyectil de la Guerra Civil en Lopera

15/04/2024 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Jaén, Lopera El pasado viernes 4 de abril, el Centro de Coordinación Municipal de Lopera recibía una llamada de un vecino del municipio que alertaba del hallazgo de un proyectil de la Guerra Civil en el barranco de los aldeanos, más conocido como ‘peralta’. En concreto, se trataba de un…

Landmine killed

A source informed North Press that an explosion of a landmine in the town of Madan, east of Raqqa, killed a young man called Jassem al-Zamel. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Al-Raqqa Territorio Madan. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un giovane. Biography of a Bomb

War-left U.S. aerial bomb safely removed in Cambodia’s coastal province

14/04/2024 Cambogia, Preah Sihanouk   “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 Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s expert team has safely removed a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb from a sea area in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey…

Unexploded ordnance found in felon’s home in Tuscola County

14/04/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Michigan (MI-Mich)   “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” Tuscola County. By Mark Birdsall. Tuscola County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a round of unexploded ordnance in the home of a known felon on…

Sunaikinta Rūdninkų poligone

14/04/2024 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” Rastas sprogmuo – II pasaulinio karo aviacinė bomba, sveria 250 kg, pačių sprogmenų užpildo svoris apie 130 kg.  Ačiū Pulkininko Juozo Vitkaus inžinerijos batalionui, Lietuvos…

Landmine Explosion Kills Eight Children in Syria’s Daraa

At least eight children lost their lives after being hit by a landmine explosion in the city of Sanamein in the northern countryside of Daraa, Syria Source: basnews.com Siria–Daraa Zona Sanamein, quartiere Al-Majbal. L’esplosione di una mina uccide otto bambini, tra cui 4 fratelli. Le vittime giocavano tra loro. Biography of a Bomb

Prilikom radova u Đakovu pronađena bomba iz Drugog svjetskog rata

13/04/2024 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Slavonia (slavonska županija), Osijek e Baranja (Osječko-baranjska 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”  Djelatnici građevinske tvrtke u petak, 5. travnja, su na poljskom putu, na području Đakova pronašli ručnu bombu koja potječe…

Lowestoft road cordoned off after World War Two grenade found

13/04/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Suffolk, Waveney, Lowestoft, Pakefield   “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 road was cordoned off after a man planting vegetables in his garden dug up a wartime grenade. The device,…

One killed, 14 injured in Harnai blast

Tragedy struck Balochistan’s Harnai district on Saturday evening as at least one person lost his life and 14 others sustained injuries in a landmine blast. Source: tribune.com.pk Pakistan–Belucistan (Balochistan)–Sibi–Harnai L’esplosione di una mina uccide un lavoratore e ferisce 14 colleghi. Biography of a Bomb

Phát hiện quả bom nặng hơn 200 kg ở trung tâm TP Đồng Hới

12/04/2024 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bo, Quang Binh, Dong Hoi   “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” Quả bom MK82 nặng khoảng 230 kg được phát hiện tại trung tâm TP Đồng Hới, nơi có dân cư qua…

Muniție De Război Neexplodată, Găsită La Bucium

12/04/2024 Romania, (România), Transilvania, (Ardeal) Alba (Județul Alba)   “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” La solicitarea IPJ Alba, echipa pirotehnică din cadrul ISU Alba a intervenit în cursul dimineții, în comuna Bucium, pentru asanarea unui muniții…

市役所に「不発弾」一時騒然　使用済みか、爆発の恐れなし―北海道

12/04/2024 Giappone, Honshū, Hokkaidō   “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” Mikasa. 　５日正午ごろ、北海道三笠市の市役所職員から「住民が不発弾のようなものを持ってきた」と道警岩見沢署に通報があった。同署によると、使用済みの旧陸軍の砲弾とみられ、爆発の恐れはないという。職員や近隣住民計２２０人が避難するなど、一時騒然とした。 Photo–Source: jiji.com 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…

Civilian Killed by Landmine in Southern Daraa

Mohammad Abdul Razzaq al-Haj Ali, a 41-year-old agricultural worker from Kherbt Ghazala in southern rural Daraa governorate Source: geopolitical.report Siria–Daraa–Kherbt Ghazala L’esplosione di una mina uccide un civile. Biography of a Bomb

Βλήμα του Β’ Παγκοσμίου πολέμου βρέθηκε στην Κερασιά Καρδίτσας – Απομακρύνθηκε από τον στρατό

11/04/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Tessaglia (Θεσσαλία), Limni Plastira (Λίμνη Πλαστήρα), Kardìtsa (Καρδίτσα)   “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” Ένα βλήμα, με τις πρώτες πληροφορίες να λένε ότι προέρχεται από την εποχή του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, βρέθηκε το…

Gefährliche Panzergranate auf Floridsdorfer Baustelle entdeckt

11/04/2024 Austria (Österreich), Vienna (Wien), Floridsdorf Beinahe 80 Jahre ist es her, seit der Zweite Weltkrieg in Österreich ein Ende gefunden hat. Doch nach wie vor sorgen gefährliche Funde aus den letzten Kriegstagen für Probleme. Genau solch einen Fund machte man auf einer Baustelle in der Steinheilgasse. Das Areal wurde von Kontrollorganen am Donnerstag gegen…

La Policía Nacional encuentra una granada de mano en un cargamento de patatas de Francia

11/04/2024 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Granada La Policía Nacional ha desactivado una granada de mano de la época de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Fue un empleado de una empresa de alimentación de Granada quien encontró el artefacto en el interior de una máquina de procesado de alimentos. La granada estaba escondida dentro de un cargamento…

Blast in Mogadishu targets Turkish citizens

A powerful explosion, suspected to be a landmine, rocked the Garasbaley district in Mogadishu today. According to reports, the targeted vehicle was carrying Turkish nationals and other Somali individuals. Source: somalidispatch.com Somalia–Benadir–Mogadiscio–Garasbaley L’esplosione di una mina uccide e ferisce cittadini turchi e somali. La fonte non specifica il numero dei morti e dei feriti. Biography…

Mine clearance of unexploded ordnance continues in Vietnam

10/04/2024 Vietnam   “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” Efforts to settle the consequences of bombs and mines in 2024 will continue focusing on clearing bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war and…

Unexploded bombs: Will the Black Sea face the same fate as the Baltic?

10/04/2024   “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” Called “ticking time bombs,” millions of tonnes of unexploded munitions and other relics of WWII lie at the bottom of all our European seas. In an attempt to demilitarise…

RAF Scampton: Unexploded bombs and toxic gases pose risk to incoming migrants, letter warns

10/04/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Yorkshire e Humber (Yorkshire and The Humber), Lincolnshire, (Lincs), Lincoln   “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 Will Hollis The risk of unexploded munitions and toxic gases have been identified…

Daesh land mine kills 13 truffle hunters in Syria desert

Thirteen civilians, including women… were killed when a land mine left by the Daesh group exploded while they were searching for truffles” in the desert in Raqqa province, said the Syria Observatory for Human Rights. Source: arabnews.com Siria–Al-Raqqa L’esplosione di una mina uccide 13 civili. La fonte non specifica la località dell’incidente. Le vittime cercavano…

How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, decades after war

09/04/2024 Isole Marshall (Aorōkin M̧ajeļ- Marshall 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” Jon Letman The Marshall Islands is a nation of atolls – hundreds of small islands carpeted in coconut palms and pandanus trees. While…

Ee Monument fir Lëtzebuerger Affer vu Krichsmunitioun

09/04/2024 Lussemburgo (Grand-Duché de Luxembourg; Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg; Großherzogtum Luxemburg), Diekirch, Clervaux, Parc Hosingen Marc Hoscheid De 4. Abrëll gëtt weltwäit un d’Affer vu Krichsminne geduecht. Och am Norde vum Land. Ma zu Housen sollen nach weider Aspekter vum Krich beliicht ginn. Queesch uechter d’Welt kommen all Dag Mënschen duerch Krichsminnen a Krichsmunitioun ëm d’Liewen. Zu…

Unexploded WW2 artillery shell discovered on Norfolk beach

09/04/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Norfolk, King’s Lynn, West Norfolk, Brancaster, Scolt Head Island   “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” Louisa Baldwin A Norfolk beach became a hub of activity after an unexploded Second World…

Landmine blast kills 2 people in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

A landmine blasted on Wednesday in Deir ez-Zor countryside, eastern Syria, killing two people. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Deir el-Zor Zona Zaghir Shamiya. L’esplosione di una mina uccide due civili. Biography of a Bomb

250-kilogramsko bombo, ki so jo našli v Mariboru

08/04/2024 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Oltredrava (Podravska statistična regija), Maribor, (Marburgo- Marburg)   “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” V Mariboru so v četrtek delavci med opravljanjem gradbenih del na Teznu našli 250-kilogramsko bombo iz 2. svetovne vojne….