Nine unexploded shells found in Ladakh

18/02/2024 India, Ladakh   “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 unexploded shells were found and subsequently destroyed in a controlled explosion in Ladakh, an official said on Wednesday. The information about the presence of shells at…

Vintage bomb found in front of Intramuros bank in Manila

18/02/2024 Filippine, Luzón, Capitale Nazionale, Manila   “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: John Eric Mendoza A vintage bomb was found Friday during an excavation in front of a bank located in Manila’s walled city, the…

Underwater demolition teams safely dispose of 3 unexploded World War II-era bombs

18/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Okaloosa County, Eglin, Choctawhatchee Bay   “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”. Pat O’Donnell Eglin Air Force Base demolition teams and joint agencies safely disposed of three unexploded World War…

Landmine explosion kills 3 children in southern Yemen

At least three children were killed and four others injured in a landmine explosion in Yemen’s southern Lahj province on Monday, a government official told Xinhua. Source: english.news.cn Yemen–Lahij L’esplosione di una mina uccide tre bambini e ferisce quattro coetanei. Le vittime giocavano con l’ordigno.   Biography of a Bomb

Bomb disposal team called in after ‘unexploded shell’ found at Gullane

17/02/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Scozia (Scotland), East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear), Gullane   “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 Cameron Ritchie Police are in attendance at Gullane Bents after they received a report that an unexploded…

World War II-era bombs found in Choctawhatchee Bay

17/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Okaloosa County, Eglin, Choctawhatchee Bay   “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”. COLLIN BESTOR Boat traffic will be restricted in a large swath of Choctawhatchee Bay on Wednesday as Navy…

A police station was evacuated after two suspicious devices were found, Essex Police said

17/02/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Essex, Southend-on-Sea   “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”. Southend Police Station on Victoria Avenue was temporarily closed to the public while bomb specialists investigated the devices. The Army’s Explosive Ordnance…

Boy killed by a landmine in Raqqa

A boy, identified as Abdul Karim al-Kahlat, was killed on February 9, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source in his home city of al-Tabaqa in western rural Raqqa governorate. Source: news.snhr.org Siria–Al-Raqqa–Al Tabaqa L’esplosione di una mina uccide un ragazzino. Biography of a Bomb

Szovjet bombát találtak Nógrádban

16/02/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Ungheria Settentrionale (Észak-Magyarország), Nógrád   “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”. Bombát találtak a Nógrád vármegyei Erdőkürt külterületén egy szennyvízvezeték-árok ásása közben. A bejelentésre kivonultak a Magyar Honvédség 1. Tűzszerész és Folyamőr Ezred tűzszerészei…

Ελευσίνα: Βρέθηκε βόμβα του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου

16/02/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Attica (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αττικής-Περιφέρεια Αττικής), Attica Occidentale, (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δυτικής Αττικής), Eleusi (Eleusis-Elefsina-Ελευσίνα)   “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”. Πυρομαχικό παλαιού τύπου, και συγκεκριμένα βόμβα του Β΄Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, εντοπίστηκε στην Ελευσίνα, το πρωί…

Eglin AFB, local, joint partners to dispose of WWII era unexploded ordnance in Choctawhatchee Bay

16/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Okaloosa County, Eglin   “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”. Walton County. Divers from Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six, Detachment from Panama City, will dispose of unexploded ordnance…

Woman sustains severe injury from stepping on landmine in Thanbyuzayat

The victim was sent to Thanbyuzayat Township General Hospital. This was the first incident involving a landmine explosion in the village. Source: rehmonnya.org Birmania (Myanmar)–Stato Mon-Thanbyuzayat Zona Ka Rope Pi. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce gravemente una donna. La vittima raccoglieva legna. Biography of a Bomb

Kinderen vinden handgranaat in speeltuin

15/02/2024 Olanda, (Nederland), Brabante Settentrionale (Noord-Brabant), Eindhoven  “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”. Aan Van der Helststraat in Eindhoven hebben drie kinderen in een speeltuin een handgranaat gevonden. Agenten hebben de speeltuin woensdag afgezet. Er raakte…

Korean War-era grenade found in Mercer Island garage

15/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Washington (WA), King 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”. A Mercer Island resident clearing out their garage found an item that’s a little less common than an old gardening glove…

Bomb disposal squad on way to YMCA shop in Ashton after ‘grenade’ is discovered

15/02/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Greater Manchester, Tameside, Ashton-under-Lyne  “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”. This is the image of a ‘hand grenade’ discovered by workers at the YMCA charity shop in the Arcades shopping…

35-year-old man steps on landmine, seriously injured

A 35-year-old man was seriously injured after he accidentally stepped on a landmine in Seila Khmer village of Banteay Meanchey province on Friday morning. Source: khmertimeskh.com Cambogia (Cambodia)–Banteay Meanchey Territorio Khmer di Seila. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce gravemente un 35-enne. La vittima sarebbe entrato a sua insaputa nel campo minato. Biography of a Bomb

Laos’ Unseen Danger: The Lingering Threat of Unexploded Bombs

14/02/2024 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”. Rizwan Shah In the verdant hills of Laos, the echoes of the past still reverberate violently. Between 1964 and 1973, the United States, in its clandestine involvement in…

Se ha descubierto un proyectil de artillería de 1895 en el Centro Cultural Miramar de Sitges

14/02/2024 Spagna, (España), Catalogna (Catalunya-Cataluña), Barcellona (Barcelona), Sitges  “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 Policía Local ha sido informada y ha notificado a los Mossos d’Esquadra, quienes han enviado un equipo de los Tedax para…

Landmine children

At approximately 2 p.m. on Jan. 27, a devastating blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) tore through the air near a local Qur’anic school, resulting in the deaths of six pupils. Source: humanglemedia.com Nigeria–Borno–Gubio L’esplosione di una mina (Ied) uccide sei studenti. Biography of a Bomb

Un chico de 16 años halló dos proyectiles en un volquete de la zona sudoeste

13/02/2024 Argentina, Santa Fe, Grande Rosario  “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”. Un chico de 16 años que revolvía la basura en un contenedor de la zona oeste de Rosario halló un proyectil para fusil PDEF…

Elemente de muniţie neexplodate, găsite la Băile Tuşnad de detectorişti autorizaţi

13/02/2024 Romania, (România), Transilvania (Ardeal) Harghita  “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”. De Andreea Bedelean Detectoriștii autorizați au descoperit mai multe elemente de muniție neexplodată într-o zonă împădurită la ieșirea din stațiunea Băile Tușnad. Aceste artefacte…

Şırnak’ta, site bahçesinde 1’i patlamamış 2 top mermisi bulundu

13/02/2024 Turchia (Türkiye), Anatolia (Anadolu), Şırnak  “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”. Şırnak’ta, çocukların sitenin bahçesinde bulduğu 1’i patlamamış 2 top mermisi, imha edilmek üzere muhafaza altına alındı. Olayla ilgili soruşturma başlatıldı. Olay, öğle saatlerinde, Yeni…

Landmine Explosion Severely Injuries Two in Kermanshah

At least two Kurdish civilians were critically injured in a landmine explosion in Iran’s Kurdish province of Kermanshah Source: basnews.com Iran–Kurdistan Iraniano–Kermanshah Territorio del Gilan, zona Vijnan. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due civili. Biography of a Bomb

Muniční továrna v Bořím lese i desetiletí po válce vydává výbušná tajemství

12/02/2024 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Moravia, (Morava-Moravský), Moravia Meridionale (Jihomoravský kraj), Břeclav (okres Břeclav- Břeclavsku), Valtice (Valticemi), Boří (Bořím)  “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”. Milan Vojtek Do února příštího roku budou pyrotechnici prohlížet další část…

Muž v Plzni přivezl do práce dělostřelecké granáty, chtěl se pochlubit

12/02/2024 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Plzeň (Plzeňský kraj), Plzeň-město (okres Plzeň-město)  “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”. Klára Mrázová V areálu plzeňské Škodovky na Borech zasahovali během čtvrtečního dopoledne policisté kvůli muži, který…

Punime në rrugën “Elbasan-Librazhd”, gjenden predha të vjetra luftarake në fshatin Xibrakë

12/02/2024 Albania (Shqipëria-Arbëria), Elbasan (Elbasani)  “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”. Këto predha u gjetën gjatë punimeve në aksin rrugor “Elbasan-Librazhd”, ku inxhinieri i firmës ndërtuese ka njoftuar menjëherë policinë. Policia ka njoftuar shërbimet e specializuara…

Woman Seriously Injured by Landmine explosion in Thanbyuzayat Township

At around 3:00 p.m. on 8 February, Daw Ma Lay from Kayokepi village was collecting firewood at a rubber plantation near the village when she stepped on a landmine. Source: bnionline.net Birmania (Myanmar)–Stato Mon Distretto Thanbyuzayat, zona Kayokepi. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce gravemente una donna. La vittima raccoglieva legna. Biography of a Bomb

Unexploded RPG round found in Ghumdhum

11/02/2024 Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bandarban, Naikhongchhari, Ghumdhum (Ghumdum)  “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 group of Rohingya children discovered an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade (RPG in Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchari upazila on Thursday. Photo-Source: tbsnews.net Biography of…

Podgorica: Bomba iz Drugog svjetskog rata pronađena u centru gradida

11/02/2024 Montenegro (Црна Гора), Podgorica (Подгорица)  “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”. Ulici Balšića prilikom rekonstrukcije iste pronađena je bomba, najvjerovatnije zaostala iz Drugog svjetskog rata. Tokom rekonstrukcije Balšića ulice pronađena je Bomba iz Drugog svjetskog…

Possible unexploded military round found near North Okanagan hiking trail

11/02/2024 Canada, (Canadà), Columbia Britannica, (British Columbia), Okanagan, Vernon, Cosens Bay, Kalamalka Provincial Park  “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 Doyle Potenteau A crew performing wildfire mitigation in the North Okanagan stumbled across a likely…

Three killed, two injured in Karachi grenade blast

A young man was killed and five others, including women and children, were injured when a hand grenade exploded in the Haji Lemo Goth area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Wednesday evening. Source: tribune.com.pk Pakistan–Sindh–Karachi Territorio Gulshan-e-Iqbal. L’esplosione di una granata uccide un residente, cinque i feriti, tra questi donne e bambini. Biography of a Bomb

Inert 1,000-pound bomb from World War II era dug up near Florida airport

10/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Hernando County, Brooksville  “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 Aliza Chasan Construction workers found an inert 1,000-pound bomb on the future site of a college campus in Florida…

Unexploded bomb defused in Kharkiv region’s Velykyi Burluk

10/02/2024 Ucraina (Україна), Oblast’ di Charkiv (Харківська область), Charkiv (Харків), Kupiansk (Kupjans’k-Куп’янськ)  “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”. Velykyi Burluk (Великий Бурлук). In the Kharkiv region, sappers neutralized an unexploded KAB-250 aerial bomb that Russians had…

La Policía Nacional desactivó 91 bombas de la Guerra Civil en Teruel durante 2023

10/02/2024 Spagna, (España), Aragona (Aragón-Aragó-Aragoi), Teruel  “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 desactivación de 91 artefactos explosivos de la Guerra Civil, la realización de 61 servicios humanitarios, la impartición de diversas charlas dentro del Plan…

Two children injured by landmine blast in Myanmar

Two minors are in critical condition after stepping on a landmine, residents told Radio Free Asia on Monday. Source: rfa.org Birmania (Myanmar)–Stato Chin (Chin State)–Mindat L’esplosione di una mina ferisce una 14-enne e un 12-enne. Le vittime smuovevano terreno da rivendere. Biography of a Bomb

Quang Tri to clear 42 million sq.m. of land from cluster bombs in 2024

09/02/2024 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bộ, Quang Tri  “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 central province of Quang Tri has assigned organisations to clear about 42 million sq.m. of land contaminated with cluster bombs this year,…

Los Mossos recuerdan que es necesario contactar con el 112 para que los TEDAX puedan recoger los proyectiles con seguridad

09/02/2024 Spagna, (España), Catalogna (Catalunya-Cataluña), Lleida  “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”. Los Mossos d’Esquadra han recogido el viernes hasta diez objetos explosivos de la Guerra Civil en cuatro municipios de la demarcación de Lleida. La…

Landmine explosion in Tartar

It is noted that Alizadeh Hasanali Sahin oglu, born in 2001, a resident of Garadaghli village of Tartar district, was injured during the landmine incident in the area of the former contact line. Source: ednews.net Azerbaijan–Tartar Zona Garadaghli. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce una donna. La vittima pascolava animali. Biography of a Bomb

Unexploded ammunition found under Albion Park Rail bypass worksite

08/02/2024 Australia, Nuovo Galles del Sud (New South Wales), Wollongong, Shellharbour, Albion Park  “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 Ashleigh Tullis Unexploded ammunition was found in the construction site of the Albion Park Rail Bypass…

Opgeviste granaat tot ontploffing gebracht

08/02/2024 Olanda, (Nederland), Olanda Meridionale (Zuid-Holland), Oegstgeest  “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”. Door Ard Zandbergen De Explosieven Opruimings Dienst, de EOD, heeft zaterdagmiddag een scherfhandgranaat tot ontploffing gebracht bij het Poelruiterpad tussen Oegstgeest en Sassenheim….

bomb blast leaves 3 injured in Balochistan’s Quetta

In a disturbing incident earlier today, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the eastern bypass in Quetta. Source: samaa.tv Pakistan–Belucistan (Balochistan)–Quetta L’esplosione di una mina Ied ferisce due civili. Biography of a Bomb

Police: Child finds grenade buried in family’s backyard

07/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Carolina del Sud (South Carolina-SC), Richland 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 Maggie Brown and Andrew McMunn When the bomb squad arrived, they determined the “grenade was a training…

Picayune man turns in WWII-era grenade to police department

07/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Mississippi (MS)  “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”. Pearl River. By Dylan Jones. On Friday, the Biloxi Bomb Squad disposed of a grenade dropped off at the Picayune Police Department. Following…

Live WWII grenade found by Ashland Goodwill staff

07/02/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Minnesota (MN)  “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”. Dodge County. By Brielle Bredsten. A live hand grenade was discovered by True North Goodwill staff in a donation box sent from the…

Explosion In Western Kabul Injures Two Children

A roadside blast in Kabul has injured at least two children, the fifth explosion this week in the Afghan capital. Source: rferl.org Afghanistan–Kabul L’esplosione di una mina Ied, ferisce due bambini. Biography of a Bomb

Mortar UXOs found in M’pen

06/02/2024 India, Arunachal Pradesh  “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”. One Jagdish Chand Chakma accidentally found two unexploded ordinances (UXO), most likely 81mm mortar bombs manufactured in the UK, while working in his jhum cultivation site…

An unexploded bomb has been found by a dog at a beach in Norfolk

06/02/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Winterton-on-Sea  “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 Edward Dewulf-Peters Stephen Rose was walking his dog in the Winterton dunes this afternoon when his pet sniffed out…