Live hand grenade found at Hamptonburgh estate
18/01/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), New York (NY), Orange County “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 Blaise Gomez The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says a live hand grenade was found on an estate in the Town…
Grenade triggers evacuation, police investigation at Wastewise
18/01/2023 Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Halton “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 Melanie Hennessey Halton Regional Police’s Explosive Disposal Unit attended the scene in Georgetown. Georgetown’s Wastewise has re-opened following an evacuation when a grenade was…
Burnley road closed as magnet fisher finds grenade in canal
18/01/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Lancashire “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 Amy Farnworth Police have closed a road in Burnley after a ‘grenade’ was found in the water. Lowerhouse Lane has been closed…
Landmine explosion injures four people in Hama
Four olive tree pruning workers were injured, due to the explosion of a landmine of war remnants in the agricultural lands in Zalin village in northern Hama countryside Source: syriahr.com Siria–Hama–Salamiya (Salamiyah-Salamiyya) Nel territorio di Zalin, l’esplosione di una mina ferisce quattro lavoratori. Le vittime erano stati impiegati alla raccolta delle olive. Biography of a…
Laos: A land still scarred by the bombs
17/01/2023 Laos “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 Michael Christopher Of the over two million tons of bombs dropped by the United States on the Lao people between 1964 and 1973, an estimated 30% failed…
Two Hand Grenades were found in School in Bosnia’s Capital
17/01/2023 Bosnia-Erzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina-Босна и Херцеговина-Bosna i Hercegovina), Sarajevo (Сарајево), Hadžići “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”. In the last 24 hours, the operational center of civil protection of the Sarajevo Canton received two pieces…
Villagers sensitized under Don’t Touch Campaign
17/01/2023 India, Manipur, Kangpokpi “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 research team led by Yumnam Rajeshwar, war researcher, visited Luwangsang-gol village under Kangpokpi district yesterday to spread awareness among the people as part of the…
Explosion on a Belgorod base A sergeant grabbed a hand grenade, allegedly to gain authority among draftees
(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 17/01/2023 Russia (Россия), Oblast’ di Belgorod, (Белгородская область) “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”. Korochansky (Корочанский район)-Tonen’koe-Tonenkoye (Тоненькое). Three people have been killed and 16 wounded,…
3 Killed In Landmine Explosion In Yemen’s Port City
Three people were killed in a landmine blast in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Houthi-run media reported. Source: menafn.com Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda)-Al-Durayhimi (Ad Durayhimi) L’esplosione di una mina uccide una mamma e due figli. Il marito della signora resta gravemente ferito. Le vittime percorrevano una strada, quindi la pressione sull’ordigno infine la detonazione….
Bomba ob Kettejevem drevoredu
16/01/2023 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Bassa Carniola (Dolenjska), Slovenia sudorientale (Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija), Novo Mesto (Novem mestu) “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”. Včeraj ob 8.06 je v gozdu ob Kettejevem drevoredu v Novem mestu občan…
Muž si na Roudnicku vyšel na procházku do lesa. Našel granát
16/01/2023 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Hradec Králové (Královéhradecký kraj), Trutnov (okres Trutnov) “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”. Hynek Dlouhý Oznamovatel objevil při procházce v lesích na Roudnicku podezřelý předmět připomínající munici. Přivolaný pyrotechnik…
Mu Traw District Incident Report
16/01/2023 Birmania (Myanmar), Stato Kayah (Stato Karenni) “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”. This Incident Report describes events that occurred in Lu Thaw Township, Mu Traw (Hpapun) District in April and May 2022. This report highlights…
Muškarac u šetnji pronašao hrđavu metalnu kutijicu, kad ju je otvorio, odmah je nazvao policiju
16/01/2023 Croazia (Hrvatska), Međimurje (Međimurska županija) “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”. Međimurska policija pohvalila je 44-godišnjaka zbog “pravilne reakcije” prilikom pronalaska ručne bombe. Muškarac je u nedjelju prilikom šetnje uz obalu Drave u mjestu Donje…
Landmine Explosion Kills Child, Wounds Five In Syria’s Azaz
On Wednesday, a landmine explosion killed a child and wounded five other individuals in the village of Nada east of Azaz, north of Aleppo. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Aleppo–Afrin–A’zaz Nella zona di Nada, l’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino e ferisce altre cinque persone. Biography of a Bomb
Residents react to late night explosion in Stourport
15/01/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), West Midlands, Worcestershire, Wyre Forest “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”. Stourport-on-Severn. By Jack Rawlins. West Mercia Police confirmed that old war artillery was found at an address in Lower…
World War II ‘Avenger’ torpedo bomber being restored in Grand Junction
15/01/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Colorado (CO) “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”. Mesa County. By Kaia Hofmeister. Near the Grand Junction Airport, a 1945 torpedo bomber, once used in World War II, is hiding away…
Kurdistan Region records over 30 causalities to mines last year
15/01/2023 Iraq–Kurdistan iracheno–Arbil (Erbil) “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 remains of decades-old explosives in the Kurdistan Region have killed or wounded over 30 people in 2022, according to figures published by the mines’ authority….
Iskali so granate, našli pa okostji vojakov iz prve svetovne vojne
15/01/2023 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Goriziano, (Goriška statistična regija), Nova Gorica, Miren-Kostanjevica (Merna-Castagnevizza), Hudi Log “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”. Danijel Cek Minuli petek so na novogoriški operativno-komunikacijski center poklicali pripadniki državne enote za varstvo pred…
Children killed in Sanaa landmine blast
Two children were killed on Tuesday and a third was injured when a landmine exploded in Nihm district of Sanaa province. Source: en.ypagency.net Yemen–Sanaa–Nihm L’esplosione di una mina uccide due bambini e ferisce gravemente un coetaneo. Biography of a Bomb
Военни взривиха три гранати, открити в къща в Кюстендилско
14/01/2023 Bulgaria (Република България-Republika Bălgarija) “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”. Kjustendil (Област Кюстендил). Военнослужещи от Сухопътните войски унищожиха невзривени боеприпаси, открити в село Горна Козница, област Кюстендил. На 4 януари формирование за овладяване и/или преодоляване…
За добу на Тернопільщині виявили 43 гранати
14/01/2023 Ucraina (Україна), Oblast’ di Ternopil’ (Тернопільська область), Chortkivs’kyi (Chortkiv Raion-Чортківський район) “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”. На Тернопільщині виявили 43 гранати часів Першої світової та Другої світової війн. Про це повідомила речниця пожежно-рятувальної служби…
Santander, los TEDAX retiran un proyectil explosivo en el Polígono de Nueva Montaña
14/01/2023 Spagna, (España), Cantabria, Santander “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 primera hora de la tarde, del día 3 de enero, un indicativo de Grupo de Atención al Ciudadano (GAC) es comisionado por el CIMACC-091…
Over 50 hectares of land cleared from war-time UXO in Thua Thien-Hue
14/01/2023 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bo, Thua Thien-Hue “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”. More than 50 hectares of land in A Luoi district in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have been cleared from war-left unexploded…
Mangilao unexploded ordnance found
14/01/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Isole Marianne (Mariana Islands), Guam “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 Nick Delgado The all-clear was given after an unexploded ordnance found along Route 15 – back road in Mangilao…
Child injured by blast of cluster bomb
A child was injured on Saturday in Al-Jarrahi district of Hodeida province as a result of the explosion of a cluster bomb left over by the aggression forces. Source: saba.ye Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda) In zona Al-Jarrahi, l’esplosione di unaa bomba a grappolo ferisce gravemente un 13-enne. In einem Allstedter Ortsteil haben Kinder beim Spielen Munition…
Ukrainian doctors remove unexploded grenade from soldier’s body
13/01/2023 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”. Military doctors performed a unique surgery to remove an unexploded VOG grenade from a serviceman’s body. Military doctors performed a surgery to remove an unexploded VOG grenade…
US Kicks In $1M More For UXO Cleanup On Solomon Islands
13/01/2023 Isole Salomone, Guadalcanal, Honiara “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 Thomas Heaton The U.S. Department of State will provide $1 million to fund ongoing efforts to locate and document unexploded ordnance left behind by…
UXO Lao’s officers get trained on operational management in Cambodia
13/01/2023 Laos “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”. Officers of the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXO Lao) have been attending an Exchange Programme on Operational Management under the South-South Cooperation project supported by the Japan…
Demining teams remove World War remnants from farm in Jalu
13/01/2023 Libia, Cirenaica “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”. Al-Wahat-Gialo-Jalo (Jalu). Written by: Safa Alharathy. The demining teams of the National Safety Authority have removed war remnants from World War II found in Jalu, northeastern Libya….
This sunken WWII ammo ship still threatens London
13/01/2023 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Kent, Swale, Sheppey, Sheerness “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 Terry Lloyd The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty Ship that wrecked on the Nore sandbank in the…
Landmine injures civilian in Kherson Oblast
A man was hospitalized due to the explosion of a Russian landmine in Velyka Oleksandrivka, Kherson Oblast, Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych reported on Jan. 8. Source: news.yahoo.com Ucraina (Україна)–Oblast’ di Cherson (Херсонська область)-Cherson (Kherson-Херсон) Velyka Oleksandrivka (Велика Олександрівка). L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un civile. Biography of a Bomb
Masam removes 1,282 Houthi mines during the first week of 2023
12/01/2023 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”. Today, Sunday, the Saudi project to clear Yemeni lands of mines (Masam) announced the extraction of 1,282 mines, which were planted by the terrorist Houthi militia in a…
В Одесі на узбережжі знешкодили протикорабельну міну
12/01/2023 Ucraina (Україна), Oblast’ di Odessa (Одеська область-Odes’ka oblast’), Odessa (Одеса) “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”. В Одесі на узбережжі було контрольовано знешкоджено ворожу протикорабельну міну. Як передає Укрінформ, про це в Телеграмі повідомив речник…
V Kyjově u aquaparku našli munici z války. Na místo přijel pyrotechnik
12/01/2023 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Moravia, (Morava-Moravský), Moravia Meridionale (Jihomoravský kraj), Hodonín (okres Hodonín), Kyjov (Kyjově) “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”. Božena Rytířová Ve čtvrtek dopoledne našli v Kyjově u aquaparku stavební dělníci při výkopech starou…
Uništena neeksplodirna mina kod Vranja
12/01/2023 Serbia (Србија), Serbia Centrale (Централна Србија), Distretto Pčinja, (Пчињски округ) “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”. Balinovac (Балиновац). Neeksplodirana mina u selu Balinovac kod Vranja, koja je pronađena 1. januara, uništena je. Policija je potvrdila…
War materiel unearthed in Pangasinan town
12/01/2023 Filippine, Luzon, Ilocos, Pangasinan “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 Yolanda Sotelo Two vintage bombs, a grenade, a magazine, several bullets, and bottles were dug out of a farm in Asingan town, Pangasinan province…
Vince (11) vindt een mortiergranaat uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog
12/01/2023 Olanda, (Nederland), Brabante Settentrionale (Noord-Brabant) “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”. Sint-Michielsgestel. Thijs den Ouden. De 11-jarige Vince van der Heijden was samen met zijn vader en de buurjongens Abel (10) en Vince (9) het…
Child killed in explosion of cluster bomb left over from aggression in Hodeida
In a statement, the Executive Center for Mine Action confirmed the death of a six-year-old child after he was injured by a cluster bomb explosion Source: saba.ye Yemen–Al-Ḥudayda (Al Hudaydah/Hodeida/Hodeyda)–Al-Jabalia-Al-Tuhaita L’esplosione di una bomba a grappolo (residuato bellico) uccide un bambino di 6 anni. Biography of a Bomb
Grenadă legată de gardul unei case din Ilfov. Încă nu se știe de unde provenea muniția
11/01/2023 Romania, (România), Muntenia, (Regiunea Regiunea Sud) “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”. Ilfov. de Isabela Serghi. O grenadă legată de un gard în satul Sinteşti, localitatea Vidra, a fost găsită de un bărbat care a…
走近南京“90”后排爆特警：我们没有错的机会
11/01/2023 Cina, Jiangsu, Nanchino “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”. 说到排爆特警，很多人跳出来的印象应该是，神秘、很酷，很危险。今天（1月4日），我们的记者带您走近南京特警排爆大队的一位90后民警王驰，去了解他们必须零差错的工作。“接警的时候就说，那边工地上有冒烟，初步判断可能是个燃烧弹。”2022年年底，南京某处工地发现一颗未爆炸弹，市民报警后，南京市公安局特警（巡警）支队安检排爆大队民警王驰和同事们赶到了现场。王驰介绍说，燃烧弹就怕里面的药物燃烧，转为爆炸，所以必须要快速处置：“我们对废旧炮弹处置是非常警惕的，因为它隐患特别大。”对于排爆特警来说，他们要做到零差错，因为没有错的机会。这是王驰工作的第11年，他先后成功参与处置涉爆警情500多次，可疑爆炸物和废旧炮弹1100多枚，圆满完成各类搜爆工作550多次，排爆前置值守工作120多次。这背后，是默默付出与坚持训练。排爆服重35公斤，对于排爆特警体能上是有要求的。王驰和同事们平时都有基础的体能训练。比如说，加铅块负重马甲背着跑。排爆，手稳很重要，他们会练习用刀开纸箱，做到细心手稳。王驰说，他记得特别清楚，2011年他刚入队的时候，墙上贴着的标语：“责任重于泰山”，他在工作中，慢慢感受到，这不仅仅是贴在墙上的几个字，而是必须牢牢印在心里的话。 排爆特警的工作，一个是涉爆现场处置，一个是场地人身安检，大家借鉴中医的“望闻问切”，总结了人身安检工作方法。确保无遗漏，无失误，每次实战之后，总结一下好的经验做法，希望把好的经验做法传承下去。 Photo-Source: ourjiangsu.com Biography of a Bomb Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the danger caused by unexploded bombs. Moreover, the most…
Azerbaijan discovers ammunition in Gubadli’s abandoned military outposts
11/01/2023 Azerbaijan, Gubadli “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”. Ammunition was discovered by police officers in Azerbaijan’s Gubadli District, Azernews reports citing the Barda regional group of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs….
不発弾
11/01/2023 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Okinawa, Nakagami, Yomitan “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”. 港から出てすぐの場所に不発弾2弾とナマコ1弾#沖縄 #読谷村 #ダイビング #不発弾 # ナマコ Photo-Source: @masahiro_tweet 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…
Chhattisgarh: IED weighing 25 kg recovered in Bijapur
11/01/2023 India, Chhattisgarh “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 joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG), local police and security forces recovered an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) bomb weighing 25 kg near Munda pond under…
Civilian injured as a result of a Houthi landmine blast
A local source said the wounded civilian called Al-Shaeri was transferred to hospital with severe wounds but his condition is now stable. Source: sabanew.net Yemen–Al-Jawf L’esplosione di una mina ferisce gravemente un civile. Biography of a Bomb
Municipality asks people to stop searching for alleged Nazi treasure near Ommeren
10/01/2023 Olanda, (Nederland), Gheldria, (Gelderland), Arnhem “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 municipality of Buren used its website to advise against looking for a treasure near Ommeren, which is said to have been buried there…
Sebuah Granat Ditemukan di Balai Kota Surabaya
10/01/2023 Indonesia, Giava, Surabaya “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”. Praditya Fauzi Rahman-detikJatim Sebuah granat ditemukan petugas di Balai Kota Surabaya. Petugas pertamanan menemukan granat itu saat hendak merapikan Taman Surya atau halaman Balai Kota Surabaya….
Government has issued a notification to achieve a Mine free 2025
10/01/2023 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”. So Cheata / Khmer Times The Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday issued a notification on focusing on mine action management to achieve a mine free year by…
Fort Carson gate closed due to ‘unexploded ordnance’
10/01/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Colorado (CO), El Paso (El Paso County), Fort Carson “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 Lauren Watson Gate 20 at Fort Carson was closed Friday due to reports of an…
Demining officer killed, another injured in blast near Thai-Cambodian border
09/01/2023 Thailandia, Thailandia del Nordest, Ubon Ratchathani “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 member of the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) was killed and another injured in a landmine explosion, as they led a team…
USMC finishes four EOD training rotations to Thailand and Timor-Leste
09/01/2023 Thailandia “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”. US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, via the US Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action programme (HMA), has facilitated four rotations of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training to technicians…