Geniștii Armatei Naționale au deminat 668 obiecte explozive și peste 14 500 de cartușe au fost lichidate pe parcursul anului 2022

06/01/2023 Moldavia, (Moldova-Молдова)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Cristina Mirca Geniștii Armatei Naționale au executat, pe parcursul anului 2022, 179 de misiuni de deminare, în urma cărora au depistat și nimicit 668 de obiecte explozive…

RDC : deux enfants tués par l’explosion d’une grenade dans l’Est

06/01/2023 Repubblica Democratica del Congo, South Kivu (Kivu Sud-Sud-Kivu)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Deux enfants ont été tués dans l’explosion d’une grenade avec laquelle ils jouaient dans une région en conflit, dans l’est de…

Farm worker killed by mine explosion in South Lebanon

A Syrian farm worker was killed on Friday in a landmine explosion in the village of Wazzani, South Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported. Source: today.lorientlejour.com Libano Governatorato Nabatieh, Distretto Hasbaya, zona Wazzani (Al Wazzani-Al-Ouazzani-Arab Louaize-Aarab El Louaizeh). L’esplosione di una mina uccide un agricoltore siriano. Biography of a Bomb

Bilanz 2022. 30 Tonnen Kriegsmaterial

05/01/2023 Austria (Österreich)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Wichtig ist auch die Arbeit des Entminungsdienstes. Der hatte knapp 1000 Einsätze, bei denen insgesamt 30 Tonnen an Kriegsmaterial geborgen und entschärft wurde. 6500 Kilo davon lagen…

У сміттєвому баці знайшли справжні бойові міни та гранати

05/01/2023 Ucraina (Україна), Dnipropetrovs’k (Dnipropetrovs’ka-Дніпропетровськ), Dnipro (Дніпро)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. У п’ятницю, 30 грудня, у Дніпрі на вулиці Сєченова у сміттєвому баку знайшли три мішки з тротиловими шашками, гранатами та мінами. Про це…

Live bomb found near Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence

05/01/2023 India, Punjab  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. A live bombshell was found near Kansal and Nayagaon T-point in Chandigarh on Monday evening, officials said, adding the area, where the bombshell was found was not…

Çanakkale Savaşı’ndan kalma patlamamış top mermisi bulundu

05/01/2023 Turchia, Marmara, Çanakkale, Eceabat  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Çanakkale’nin Eceabat ilçesindeki Şehitler Abidesi’nde devam eden teknik alt ve üstyapı çalışmaları sırasında bulunan Çanakkale Savaşı’ndan kalma patlamamış 42 santim uzunluğunda ve 15 milimetre çapındaki…

Λαμία: Οβίδα σε λόφο εντόπισε 17χρονος

05/01/2023 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Grecia Centrale (Στερεά Ελλάδα), Ftiotide (Φθιώτιδα)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Ένας 17χρονος έκανε βόλτα το πρωί της Παρασκευής (30/12) στην περιοχή κάτω από την προφήτη Ηλία στη Λαμία όταν εντόπισε μία…

Landmine Blast Claims Lives Of 4 People In Syria’s Hama

Four people were killed on Wednesday as a result of a landmine explosion of the remnants of the Syrian war in the east of the district of Salamiyah in the countryside of Hama Governorate in central Syria. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Hama–Salamiya (Salamiyah-Salamiyya) In zona Tel Salama, l’esplosione di una mina uccide quattro civili. Biography of a…

Probe underway into hand grenade found in Bambalapitiya

04/01/2023 Sri Lanka, Occidentale, Colombo  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. A hand grenade placed inside a polythene bag was found hanging on a tree in Bambalapitiya on Saturday (31) by a CMC worker who had…

Removing rebel-planted landmines in Senegal’s Casamance

04/01/2023 Senegal, Casamance  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Guy Peterson and Nick Roll Demining operations happen amid the still ongoing conflict in Senegal between the government and rebel groups. As the orange sunrise spills…

Confunde un artilugio explosivo con un botellín

04/01/2023 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Cadige (Cádiz), San Fernando (La Isla), Camposoto  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. El equipo Tedax-NRBQ de la Comisaría Provincial de Cádiz, expertos en la desactivación de explosivos, han tenido que…

Old Mortar Shell Found In Samba

04/01/2023 India, Kashmir, Poonch–Jammu, Samba  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. An old mortar shell was found near railway tracks in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. The shell was…

1 killed, 2 injured in landmine blast in Yemen’s Hodeidah

A landmine explosion killed on Friday a man and injured two others in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, eyewitnesses told Xinhua. Source: xinhuanet.com Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda)–Al-Durayhimi (Ad Durayhimi) L’esplosione di una mina uccide un agricoltore e ferisce due adolescenti. Le vittime raccoglievano frutti di Mango. Biography of a Bomb

Exeter Quay incident: WWII Mills Bomb ‘fished’ out of water and detonated

03/01/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Devon, Exeter  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Shannon Brown An explosive device which was fished out of Exeter Quay has been identified as a World War Two Mills…

Regjeringen innfører våpenamnesti

03/01/2023 Norvegia, (Kongeriket Norge-Kongeriket Noreg)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. januar gjøres det endringer i flere lover og regler her til lands. Her er en liten oversikt over endringer det kan være verdt å merke…

Grenade explosion kills 2 boys

03/01/2023 Kenya, Rift Valley  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Denis Mwangi Two boys were killed and another was seriously injured in a grenade explosion in Tiaty, Baringo County. The boys were tending to livestock when…

Child injured in Panchthar grenade explosion

03/01/2023 Nepal  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. According to police, eight-year-old Niraj Khadka, son of local Manoj Khadka, was injured when the grenade exploded at around 11am. Niraj had found the grenade that is said…

1 killed, 3 hurt in North Cotabato grenade blast

A plantation worker was killed while three of his companions were critically injured in an accidental grenade explosion in remote Barangay Kidama here, police said Friday, Dec. 30. Source: mb.com.ph Filippine-Mindanao–Soccsksargen-Cotabato–Matalam-Kidapawan-Kidama L’esplosione di un residuato bellico uccide un 20-enne e ferisce tre coetanei. Le vittime lavoravano in un campo agricolo. Biography of a Bomb  

Manipur: Aerial bomb found in Thoubal, disposed

02/01/2023 India, Manipur, Thoubal  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. 37 Assam Rifles and Manipur police found an aerial bomb at a paddy field at the historic Khongjom in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Thursday morning. Manipur…

Kumi blast victims had visited grandfather for Christmas

02/01/2023 Uganda, Territorio Settentrionale, Adjumani  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. According to their grandfather, Mr Richard Okipi, the children started their day running from one side of their family compound to the other, until later…

Britain hands Ukraine counter explosive ordnance equipment

02/01/2023 Ucraina (Україна)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. The UK has delivered more than 1,000 VALLON metal detectors and 100 bomb de-arming kits to Ukraine, as part of assistance aimed at clearing minefields, civilian homes,…

Landmine, UXO casualties still 7% fewer than in 2021: CMAA report

02/01/2023 Cambogia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Neang Sokunthea There have been 41 casualties of landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXOs) and explosive remnants of war (ERW) year-to-date, marking a decrease of 7 per cent over full-year…

Boko Haram’s Explosive Devices Kill One, Injure Another in Niger

Investigations by THISDAY revealed that so far one person has been killed and another seriously injured and admitted at the Zumba Health Facility for treatment following injuries sustained when one of the devices exploded. Source: thisdaylive.com Nigeria Secondo indagini giornalistiche della nostra fonte nello Stato del Niger, zona Shiroro, l’esplosione di una mina o altro…

Militarul anului 2022: Evghenii Axentii

01/01/2023 Moldavia, (Moldova-Молдова) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Evghenii Axentii, genist militar, sergent clasa a II-a din Batalionul Geniu „Codru”, parte a Forțelor Terestre ale Armatei Naționale. Genistul militar Evghenii Axentii pare persoana care nu…

Második világháborús páncéltörő lőszereket találtak egy szántóföldön

01/01/2023 Ungheria (Magyarország), Transdanubio (Dunántúl), Somogy, Nagybajom “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Autor Csaknem 360 kilogramm második világháborús páncéltörő lőszer, gránát került elő a Somogy megyei Nagybajomnál egy mezőgazdasági területen – közölte a Magyar Honvédség…

Muže z Brna překvapila ve výkopu nevybuchlá munice

01/01/2023 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Moravia, (Morava-Moravský), Moravia Meridionale (Jihomoravský kraj), Brno-město (okres Brno-město), Brno (Brněnsku) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Nevyžádaná svatoštěpánská nadílka překvapila letos muže z Brna. Při procházce městskou částí Žabovřesky narazil…

Tudi letos odstranili deset ton granat

01/01/2023 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Goriziano, (Goriška statistična regija), Nova Gorica “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Ana Cukijati “Letošnje leto je bilo izredno,” v nekaj besedah Darko Zonjič, poveljnik državne enote za varstvo pred neeksplodiranimi ubojnimi…

Explosievenruimers vernietigden in 2022 weer honderden explosieven

01/01/2023 Olanda, (Nederland), Gheldria, (Gelderland), Arnhem, Ede, Deelen “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Granaten, zelfgemaakte explosieven, vliegtuigbommen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog en zeemijnen. De Explosieven Opruimingsdienst Defensie wist ze ook dit jaar weer in groten…

La Armada neutraliza un proyectil de 105 mm en la playa de Sancti Petri

01/01/2023 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Cadige (Cádiz), San Fernando (La Isla) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Un Equipo de Desactivado de la Unidad de Buceo de Cádiz (UniBudiz), perteneciente a las Unidades de la Fuerza…

Rickshaw carrying three civilians killed by landmine blast in Middle Shabelle

At least three civilians were killed after a rickshaw they were riding was hit by a landmine on the road between Burane and Mahaday districts in the Middle Shabelle region on Sunday Source: hiiraan.com Somalia–Medio Scebeli–Mahaday Non distante dal confine della Provincia di Burane, l’esplosione di una mina uccide tre civili. Biography of a Bomb

Zimbabwe’s women deminers sweep away fear and stereotypes

31/12/2022 Zimbabwe “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Thomson Reuters Foundation When Zimbabwean deminer Memory Mutepfa digs up a landmine, places it in a pit and blows it up using electronic detonators, she feels pride,…

One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields

31/12/2022 Libano “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Anna Foster A visit to a minefield starts with some crucial safety notes. And they will save your life – when you are just steps away from…

Azerbaijan defuses 10 landmines, 233 UXOs in its liberated territories last week

31/12/2022 Azerbaijan “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. The Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) continues demining operations in the country’s territories liberated from the Armenian occupation. During the mine-clearing operations in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli,…

Worker wounded by a landmine blast in Ain Zara

The Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Unity has reported that an expatriate worker from Syria was injured as a result of a landmine explosion in Ain Zara area, southern Tripoli. Source: libyaobserver.ly Libia-Tripolitania-Tripoli–Ain Zara L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un lavoratore di nazionalità siriana. Biography of a Bomb

Libya seeks international help to clear developed mines

30/12/2022 Libia, Tripolitania, Tripoli “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Written by: Safa Alharathy An official at the demining unit says that Libya’s capability is inadequate to manage the remnants of war on its territory, as…

The British army’s deadly legacy in Kenya: Declassified UK

30/12/2022 Kenya, Rift Valley, Samburu, Archers Post “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Al Mayadeen English-Source: Declassified UK-27 Dec 10:23 A recent report by Declassified UK narrates the story of a teenage boy who stumbled…

Saudi project clears 1,028 Houthi mines in Yemen

30/12/2022 Yemen “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Implemented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen dismantled 1,028 Houthi mines in the third week of December….

Burkina Faso explosion: Minibus hits deadly landmine amid jihadist violence

A minibus has hit a landmine in Burkina Faso in West Africa, killing at least 10 people, officials say. Source: bbc.com Burkina Faso Territorio Gourma, Provincia Fada N’gourma. L’esplosione di una mina travolge un mini bus. La detonazione uccide dieci persone. Cinque i feriti. Biography of a Bomb

2nd grenade pulled from Kentucky river in less than a month

29/12/2022 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Kentucky (KY) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Danica Sauter A second grenade was found in a river in Cadiz, Kentucky in less than a month. On Sunday, the Cadiz…

World War Two: Thousands of bombs still left unexploded

29/12/2022 Regno Unito, (UK)–Galles (Wales) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Neil Prior There are potentially thousands of unexploded World War Two bombs around Wales, with emergency services still dealing with up to 20 callouts…

Three emergency services workers killed while demining Ukraine’s Kherson

Three Ukrainian emergency services workers were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded while they were demining parts of the Kherson region, said the emergency service of another region, in which they served. Source: euronews.com Ucraina (Україна)–Oblast’ di Cherson (Херсонська область)-Cherson (Kherson-Херсон) L’esplosione di una mina uccide tre addetti allo sminamento. Biography of a Bomb…

NYPD Bomb Squad rushed to JFK Airport over grenade discovered in box

28/12/2022 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), New York (NY) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. By Larry Celona and Tina Moore The NYPD Bomb Squad rushed to JFK Airport on Sunday when customs agents found a box…

Magnetfisker haler mulig granat op på Nørrekås

28/12/2022 Danimarca, (Danmark), Hovedstaden, Bornholm “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Af: William Husted Juleaftensdag halede magnetfisker en formodet granat eller del af mortergranat op af vandet på Nørrekås i Rønne. Både politi og militær blev…

Dutch AR platform teaches Ukrainian children to identify unexploded mines

28/12/2022 Ucraina (Україна) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. BY HELEN CROWE War-ravaged Ukraine is littered with explosives that have not yet gone off. According to the Ukrainian government, 80,000 km2 of the country has become…

Iraq: Bomb explosion kills three children in Nineveh province

A mortar, believed to have been left by the Islamic State (ISIS), exploded to a number of children in Bashiqa town, Nineveh province on Saturday, killing three and injuring another, according to a local official. Source: counteriedreport.com Iraq–Ninive Zona Bashiqa. L’esplosione di un mortaio uccide tre bambini. Biography of a Bomb

Sikeresen hatástalanították a tűzszerészek a kedden talált 500 kilogrammos amerikai légibombát a csepeli Petróleum-öbölben.

27/12/2022 Ungheria (Magyarország), Budapest “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”. Csepel (XXI kerület). Sikeresen hatástalanították a tűzszerészek a kedden talált 500 kilogrammos amerikai légibombát a csepeli Petróleum-öbölben. A tűzszerészek a légibomba élesített orr- és fenékgyújtó szerkezeteit…