The unexploded Second World War bombs that are slowly growing more dangerous

13/05/2024  “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”. Story by Ed Cumming It would be nice to think that bombs become less dangerous with age. The worst time to encounter one is when it is falling towards…

Landmine blast in Idlib kills, injures 4 children

A landmine was exploded on Thursday in Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, killing and injuring four children. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Idlib–Jisr Al-Shughur Zona al-Mintar. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino e ferisce tre coetanei.   Biography of a Bomb

Unexploded military tank artillery shell found at Mawlynrei Nongrum

12/05/2024 India, Meghalaya  “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”. An unexploded military tank artillery shell of length 13 inches and circumference of 12 inches (3.5-inch diameter) was found at Mawlynrei Nonglum, Shillong on Wednesday while digging…

Unexploded weapons in cities create new danger zone in Sudan

12/05/2024 Sudan, (Sūdān)  “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 a year of fighting between Sudan’s rival militaries has the country’s people on the verge of famine and uprooted huge numbers caught up in the…

Australian, British aid workers killed in blast in Solomon Islands

12/05/2024 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”. Two men from Australia and Britain who worked for an aid agency that helps to dispose of unexploded bombs were killed in a…

A 14-Year-Old Child was Killed by a Landmine in Pupa Village, Dee Maw Hso Township.

A 14-year-old child was killed by a landmine in Pupa Village, Dee Maw Hso Township. The incident occurred around 11:30 am yesterday, on April 28th, while the boy was herding cattle, according to U Banyar, founder of the Karenni Human Rights Group. Source: ktnews.org Birmania (Myanmar)–Stato Kayah (Stato Karenni)–Demoso Zona Pupa, distretto Dee Maw Hso….

El torpedo nazi que hundió en Málaga a un submarino republicano “sigue activo”

11/05/2024 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Málaga Ana Tere Vázquez Seis meses después del descubrimiento en la bahía de Málaga del torpedo nazi que atravesó hace casi un siglo la proa del submarino español C3, “seguimos a la espera del cumplimiento de los compromisos del Gobierno y de la Comandancia de Marina en Málaga para su…

Hallaron un proyectil de mortero en Laprida al 400

11/05/2024 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Tandil Este viernes por la mañana, hallaron un artefacto explosivo en una planta recicladora, ubicada en calle Laprida 478. Un empleado, contó a efectivos policiales, que en momentos que desarrollaba sus tareas laborales advirtió entre los bolsones de plásticos a reciclar, un proyectil de mortero, en estado de deterioro por el…

Police confirm WW2 grenade found in Darwen as bomb squad called to town

11/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen, Darwen  “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”. Natalie Horrobin Lancashire Police have confirmed a World War II grenade detonator was found in Darwen yesterday, with a…

Two children injured in Makin landmine blast

Two children suffered injuries when a landmine went off in the Makin tehsil of Upper South Waziristan tribal district on Friday Source: dawn.com Pakistan-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa–South Waziristan–Makin L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due ragazzini di 10 e 12 anni. Biography of a Bomb

Kranaattilöytö tyhjensi museon ja kahvilan Pietarsaaressa

10/05/2024 Finlandia (Suomi), Österbotten (Ostrobotnia)  “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”. Tapio Lehtinen Pietarsaaren kaupunginmuseo ja musiikkikahvila After Eight jouduttiin sulkemaan ja henkilökunta evakuoimaan maanantai-iltapäivällä kello kolmen aikaan, kun Isollakadulla sijaitsevan rmusiikkikahvilan piharakennuksen kattoremontin yhteydessä löytyi…

Inspectoratul pentru Situații de Urgență Botoșani – ISU Botosani

10/05/2024 Romania, (România), Moldavia, Botoșani  “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”. O grenadă de mână defensivă a fost găsită într-o pădure din localitatea Lozna, în această după – amiază, de un bărbat. Acesta era la plimbare…

A ‘ticking time bomb’: How abandoned war weapons are poisoning the Baltic sea

10/05/2024 Lituania (Литвы)  “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 Mared Gwyn Jones The Baltic, a strategic waterway connecting major European nations, is now one of the most polluted bodies of water on Earth as…

Landmine blast

According to a security source who spoke to Newsmen on Sunday in Maiduguri, the explosion was triggered when a Sharon car unknowingly drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents near the area where a similar incident occurred just a fortnight prior. Source: thenews-chronicle.com Nigeria–Borno–Maiduguri L’esplosione di una mina celata…

Jugendliche finden Kriegsrelikte bei Radweg

09/05/2024 Austria (Österreich), Carinzia (Kärnten), Klagenfurt-Land Elisa Aschbacher Die Jugendlichen haben am Samstag (gegen 16 Uhr) nach dem gefährlichen Fund richtig reagiert, nichts angefasst, sondern gleich die Polizei alarmiert. Diese hat das Gebiet im Klagenfurter Stadtteil St. Peter beim Glan-Radweg sofort abgesperrt. „Es handelt sich um zwei Sprengstoffgranaten aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg“, gibt Polizeisprecherin Kristina…

Okul inşaatında askeri mühimmat bulundu

09/05/2024 Turchia (Türkiye), Marmara (Marmara Bölgesi), Istanbul (İstanbul ili)  “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”. Valilikten yapılan açıklamada, bugün saat 10.30 sıralarında Örnektepe Mahallesi İmrahor Caddesi’nde devam eden Beyoğlu İmam Hatip Ortaokulu’nun inşaat alanında 30 askeri…

Phát hiện quả bom nặng khoảng 50kg tại xã Trà Kót

09/05/2024 Vietnam, Nam Trung Bo, Quang Nam  “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”. Ngày 5/5, ông Dương Minh Anh – Chủ tịch UBND xã Trà Kót (Bắc Trà My) cho hay, hơn một tuần nay, địa…

Landmine blast

Incident occurred on Saturday, May 4, in Dikwa Local Government Area, where a Honda SUV detonated a landmine between Dikwa and Damno. This explosion claimed the lives of two civilians and injured three others. Source: crimefightersng.com Nigeria–Borno–Dikwa L’esplosione di una mina uccide due civili. Tre i feriti. Biography of a Bomb

Couple’s garden ornament turns out to be unexploded bomb

08/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Galles (Wales), Pembrokeshire, Milford Haven  “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”. Fiona Parker A couple unwittingly lived with an unexploded bomb in their garden for more than four decades because they assumed…

Scharfe Granate bei Drainagierungsarbeiten gefunden

08/05/2024 Austria (Österreich), Bassa Austria (Niederösterreich), Tulln Alois Steinhauser Bei Drainagierungsarbeiten, die in der Nähe des Feuerwehrhauses durchgeführt wurden, stieß Gerhard Schmatz von der gleichnamigen „Erdbau und Baumschnitt“-Firma mit seinem Bagger in zirka 45 Zentimetern Tiefe auf eine noch voll funktionstüchtige russische Granate. Umgehend wurde die Polizei alarmiert, die wiederum den Entminungsdienst verständigte, der das…

Two Bangladeshis hurt in ‘landmine blast’ near Myanmar border

The injured were identified as Nurul Absar,18, son of late Mohammad of Jaruliachhari village of Naikhangchhari Sadar union and Md Babu,17, son of Ali Ahmed of Kambonia village of Naikhongchhari Sadar union. Source: thefinancialexpress.com.bd Bangladesh-Chittagong-Bandarban-Naikhongchhari L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un 17-enne e un 18-enne. Biography of a Bomb

Residents forced to flee homes after unexploded grenade found on quiet street

07/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Bristol  “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 Antony Clements Avon and Somerset Police evacuated several homes this morning after a grenade was discovered in Fishponds, Bristol, as bomb disposal…

Child killed, two Injured by UXO/ERW in South Darfur

07/05/2024 Sudan, (Sūdān), Darfur (Dār Fūr), South Darfur, Nyala  “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”. Sudan activists Baladna Organisation for Social Development state that a child from the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala, capital…

Landmine blast

On April 23, SOHR sources reported that two siblings sustained various injuries due to the explosion of an old landmine near a tractor, while they were riding it in Tel Towreen village in western Manbij countryside Source: syriahr.com Siria–Aleppo–Manbij-Tel Towreen L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due fratelli. Le vittime guidavano di un trattore. Biography of…

Grenadă neexplodată, găsită în curtea unui localnic

06/05/2024 Romania, (România), Oltenia, Vâlceni (Vâlcea)  “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”. Andreea VLAICU O grenadă neexplodată şi în stare avansată de degradare a fost descoperită, joi, în curtea unui localnic din comuna Alunu, judeţul Vâlcea….

Suspected explosive removed from Dartmoor woodland

06/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Devon, Teignbridge  “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”. Moretonhampstead. Devon and Cornwall Police said it received reports a possible explosive had been located in Butterdon Wood, near Moretonhampstead, at about…

Los Tedax de Granada incautan en tres años más de 260 bengalas en la basura y alertan de su peligrosidad

06/05/2024 Spagna, (España), Andalusia, (Andalucía), Granada Laura Velasco Casi siempre son de uso marítimo; la administración no ofrece depósitos donde entregar las que están caducadas y tampoco hay empresas que las recojan en Granada. Foto-Fuente: ideal.es Consejos de seguridad Desde la Policía Nacional se aconseja, seguir los siguientes consejos y medidas de prevención ante hallazgos…

Civilian dies due to the explosion of old landmine in western Manbij

A civilian died affected by the injury he sustained on April 23, due to the explosion of an old landmine in Tel Towreen village in western Manbij countryside. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Aleppo–Manbij Zona Tel Towreen. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un civile. Biography of a Bomb

Warning as unexploded Russian mines wash up on Europe’s tourist beaches

05/05/2024 Romania, (România), Dobrugia (Dobrogea), Costanza, Costinești  “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”. Tara Cobham Russian mines are washing up on busy Black Sea tourist beaches, frequently exploding, and sometimes even killing holidaymakers. As recently as…

Bomb experts dispose of unexploded WW2 device

05/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Suffolk, Ipswich  “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”. Army bomb experts have “safely disposed” of an unexploded World War Two device found in a field near a village. At 15:35…

La Policía Nacional retira una granada de mortero localizada en un piso de Santander

05/05/2024 Spagna, (España), Cantabria, Santander Jana Sanchez En la tarde del pasado miércoles 24 de abril, agentes de la Unidad TEDAX-NRBQ (Técnicos Especialistas en la Desactivación de Artefactos Explosivos, Nucleares, Radiológicos, Biológicos y Químicos) de la Brigada Provincial de Información de la Jefatura Superior de Policía de Cantabria, han procedido a la retirada de una…

Anti-tank mine explosion injuries one in Aghdam

The explosion resulted in injuries to Huseynov Vidadi Vugar, born in 1994, who lost his way with the grader he was driving that tiggered an anti-tank mine in an area, which remains uncleared of mines. Source: azertag.az Azerbaijan–Agdam Zona Marzili. L’esplosione di una mina ferisce un 30-enne. La vittima entrava per errore in un campo…

Kijk hier: grote bom bij Havelte opgeruimd met flinke knal

04/05/2024 Olanda, (Nederland), Drenthe, Westerveld, Havelte  “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”. Met een grote knal werd er aan het einde van de ochtend een bom uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog opgeruimd op het Holtingerveld bij Havelte….

Grenade brought to Novato High for history lesson causes shelter-in-place order

04/05/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), California (CA)  “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”. Marin County. A guest speaker who brought in a grenade for a history class at Novato High School on Tuesday prompted a shelter-in-place…

Ρέθυμνο: Συγκλονιστική ανακάλυψη στο βυθό – Βρέθηκε πολεμικό αεροσκάφος του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου

04/05/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Creta, (Κρήτη), Retimo (Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρεθύμνης)  “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”. Η θάλασσα του Ρεθύμνου αποκαλύπτει τα μυστικά της. Μια «ανάσα» πριν την επέτειο της Μάχης της Κρήτης, μια συγκλονιστική ανακάλυψη στο…

Six Hormuud Telecom employees killed in landmine blast near Mogadishu

Six employees of Hormuud Telecommunication Company were killed in a landmine explosion in the Garasbaaley area on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Sunday afternoon. Source: hiiraanweyn.net Somalia–Benadir–Mogadiscio-Garasbaley L’esplosione di una mina uccide sei lavoratori dell’Hormuud Telecommunication Company. Biography of a Bomb

Ελληνικό: 314 γερμανικές βόμβες του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου έχουν βρεθεί στη διάρκεια εργασιών

03/05/2024 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Attica (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αττικής-Περιφέρεια Αττικής), Atene Meridionale (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νοτίου Τομέα Αθηνών), Elliniko-Argyroupoli (Ελληνικό-Αργυρούπολη)  “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”. Πάνω από 300 βόμβες από την εποχή του Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου έχουν βρεθεί…

Woman finds possible grenade in Winter Garden home

03/05/2024 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Florida (FL), Orange County, Orlando  “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”. Thomas Mates A woman who was cleaning out her deceased father’s home in Winter Garden may have found a hand…

Több családi házat kellett kiüríteni Gödöllőn egy világháborús bomba miatt

03/05/2024 Ungheria (Magyarország), Budapest, Provincia di Pest, Gödöllő  “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”. Négy családi házat kellett kiüríteni Gödöllőn, ahol földmunkák során valószínűleg második világháborús robbanóeszköz került elő. Fotó–Forrás: vg.hu A mentőszolgálat arra figyelmezetet mindenkit,…

Landmine blast kills child, injures another in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

A landmine exploded on Saturday in a village in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, killing a chilled and injuring another. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Deir el-Zor Zona Tabiyah. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino e ferisce un coetaneo. Le vittime pascolano animali. Biography of a Bomb

Warning not to hunt unexploded bombs on beach

02/05/2024 Regno Unito, (UK), Inghilterra, (England), Yorkshire e Humber (Yorkshire and The Humber), East Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire), Hornsea, Cowden  “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”. Beachcombers are being warned not to take risks in…

Air Force detonates WWII-era bomb discovered at hangar construction site on Okinawa

02/05/2024 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Kyūshū, Okinawa  “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 KEISHI KOJA Air Force officials said 18th Wing explosive ordnance disposal technicians safely detonated a 500-pound bomb left over from World War II on…

Bulgarian Land Forces Unit Destroys Unexploded Ordnance Found in Sofia

02/05/2024 Bulgaria (Република България-Republika Bălgarija), Sofia (София)  “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 Bulgarian Land Forces unit has identified, removed, and destroyed a heavily corroded, unexploded ordnance, the Defence Ministry said in a press release…

Three civilians injured by a landmine of unidentified source in E. Deir Ez-Zour

Three civilians were injured on April 25, 2024, by a landmine of as yet unidentified source which exploded under a public transportation bus on the public road in al-Bseira city Source: news.snhr.org Siria–Deir el-Zor–Bseira L’esplosione di una mina celata in strada travolge un bus. Tre feriti. Biography of a Bomb

Erfolgreiche Bombenentschärfung in Esbjerg: Modernste Technologie im Einsatz

01/05/2024 Danimarca, (Danmark), Syddanmark, Esbjerg In einem bemerkenswerten Einsatz in Esbjerg, Dänemark, hat das Bombenräumkommando des dänischen Militärs, unterstützt durch hochentwickelte Robotertechnologie, eine potenziell gefährliche Situation entschärft. Bei einer sorgfältigen Operation im Umfeld der Rørkjær Schule wurden zwei syrebomber – Säurebomben – entdeckt, die noch nicht detoniert waren. Dank der Präzisionsarbeit der Roboter konnte festgestellt…

Dänemark im Einsatz: Gemeinsame Operation von Polizei und Militär zur Entminung historischer Kriegsrelikte

01/05/2024 Danimarca, (Danmark) Dänemarks Polizeikräfte arbeiten derzeit eng mit dem militärischen Entminungsdienst, einer Sektion der dänischen Verteidigungsbehörde, zusammen. Diese Kooperation steht im Fokus einer aktuellen Sicherheitsoperation, deren Zweck es ist, Munition und andere explosive Materialien aus vergangenen Konflikten sicher zu identifizieren und zu entfernen. Solche Operationen sind nicht ungewöhnlich in Dänemark, einem Land mit einer…