RSIPF EOD receives UXO support from Japanese Government

18/03/2022 Isole Salomone, Guadalcanal, Honiara “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) receives UXO support funding after a deal signed between the Japanese Government this…

Unexploded ordnance detonated in Marpi

18/03/2022 Stati Uniti, Marianne, Saipan “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” K-Andrea Evarose Limol AFTER four-month-long time critical removal action on Saipan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday afternoon detonated unexploded ordnance found in Marpi….

Two injured in Sibi landmine blast

According to Levies officials, the landmine planted along the roadside exploded when two persons passing through the area. As a result of the explosion, both were seriously injured. Source: dawn.com Pakistan–Belucistan (Balochistan), Sibi L’esplosione di una mina celata in strada ferisce due civili. Biography of a Bomb

Τα συμμαχικά αποβατικά σε Μπάλο και Φαλάσαρνα

17/03/2022 Grecia, (Ελλάδα), Creta, (Κρήτη) La Canea (Χανιά-Chanià) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Γιώργος Κώνστας Kissamos- Falassarna-Balos. Δύο μεγάλα αποβατικά σκάφη που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την απομάκρυνση των συμμαχικών στρατευμάτων από την Κρήτη αναπαύονται σε μικρό βάθος…

Proiectil exploziv găsit în pădurea Agafton

17/03/2022 Romania, Moldavia, Botoșani “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Realizând pericolul, aceștia au chemat în sprijin pirotehnicienii Inspectoratului pentru Situaţii de Urgenţă “Nicolae Iorga” al Judeţului Botoșani. Echipa pirotehnică a constatat că este vorba de un…

ชาวบ้านเหยียบกับระเบิดระหว่างหาปลา บาดเจ็บสาหัส จ.สงขลา

17/03/2022 Thailandia, Thailandia del Sud “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Songkhla-Chana-Ban Na- Ban Nam Khem. สนามข่าว 7 สี – ชายอายุ 44 ปี ออกหาปลา เคราะห์ร้ายเหยียบกับระเบิดที่คนร้ายแอบลอบวางเอาไว้ บาดเจ็บสาหัส ขาขวาขาดเกือบถึงหัวเข่า และแขนขวาเป็นแผลเหวอะหวะ เบื้องต้นคาดเป็นการตอบโต้ หลังปิดล้อมวิสามัญและจับกุมกลุ่มผู้ก่อความไม่สงบในพื้นที่ Source: news.ch7.com นอกจากนี้ยังได้แจ้งเตือนผู้ที่หาปลาว่าถ้าพบวัตถุต้องสงสัยอย่าได้เข้าใกล้หรือเคลื่อนย้ายเพราะอาจจะเกิดอันตรายได้โดยเชื่ Biography of a Bomb…

Banožić: Uz letjelicu pronađeni dijelovi avio bombe, područje je sad sigurno

17/03/2022 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Zagabria (Zagreb) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Ministar obrane Mario Banožić potvrdio je da su uz vojnu letjelicu sovjetske proizvodnje, koja je u četvrtak navečer pala u Zagrebu, pronađeni dijelovi aviobombe te istaknuo…

Quả bom lớn mắc lưới khi người dân đánh bắt cá trên sông Lam

17/03/2022 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bộ, Ha Tinh “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Nghi Xuan-Xuan An. Tiến Hiệp. Chiều 5/3, theo ông Lê Thanh Tú, Chỉ huy trưởng Ban Chỉ huy Quân sự thị trấn Xuân An…

Unexploded ordnance safely denoted in Namosi

17/03/2022 Figi, (Fiji), Centrale, Viti Levu, Namosi, Veivatuloa “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Sainiani Boila Villagers of Veivatuloa in Namosi can now breathe a sigh of relief after a World War II unexploded ordnance found…

6-year-old girl injured in blast in Afghanistan’s Tirinkot

The explosion of a mine placed voluntarily or involuntarily in a scrap metal yard injures a six-year-old child. Source: aninews.in Afghanistan–Oruzgan (Uruzgān)–Tarin Kowt,(Tarinkot- Tirin Kut-Tarīnkōṭ) L’esplosione di una mina piazzata volontariamente o involontariamente in un deposito di rottami metallici ferisce una bambina di sei anni. Biography of a Bomb  

3 children injured in accidental grenade blast

16/03/2022 India, Arunachal Pradesh “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Tirap-Khonsa Taluka-Lazu. Three children, including a two-year-old, were injured when one of them tried to play with an unexploded hand grenade in Upper Chinhan village in Lazu…

Grenadă din cel de-al Doilea Război Mondial descoperită în Sibiu

16/03/2022 Romania, Transilvania, Sibiu “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” de Alexandru Stancu Echipa pirotehnică a Inspectoratului pentru Situații de Urgență „Cpt Dumitru Croitoru” al județului Sibiu a intervenit în municipiul Sibiu, str. General Nicolae Ioniță Dăscălescu…

Blast wounds seven members of family in Helmand province

16/03/2022 Afghanistan, Helmand, Marjah “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Najibullah Lalzoy Provincial officials of Helmand province said that an explosion wounded seven members of a family including children in the Marja district of the province….

Vliegtuigbom uit WOII gevonden en zelf uitgegraven: EOD blaast ‘m op in Wolfheze

16/03/2022 Olanda, Gheldria, Renkum, Wolfheze “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” In het bosgebied aan de Johannahoeveweg in Wolfheze heeft een metaaldetector-loper een bom gevonden. Volgens de brandweer ging het om een instabiele vliegtuigbom uit de Tweede…

Mérgező harcanyaggal töltött robbanótestek hatástalanítását gyakorolták a tűzszerészek

16/03/2022 Ungheria “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Szöveg: Visnyei Bence tartalékos főhadnagy-Fotó: a szerző felvételei Továbbképzésen vettek részt az MH 1. Honvéd Tűzszerész és Hadihajós Ezred tűzszerészei. A tanfolyam elméleti- és gyakorlati képzést is biztosít a…

Unexploded ordnance blown up by Selsey Coastguard on Medmerry Beach

16/03/2022 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, 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 enforcement agency for assistance” By Ellie Smitherman Selsey Coastguard were called to Medmerry Beach following reports of possible ordnance at around 8am today. The item was…

Encuentra un artefacto explosivo y alerta a la División Explosivos Sección Puerto Madryn

16/03/2022 Argentina, Chubut, Biedma, Puerto Madryn “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Personal de la División Explosivos Sección Puerto Madryn tomó intervención en la zona de El Doradillo, a raíz de un llamado efectuado por una ciudadana…

Man injured in landmine explosion

SOHR activists have reported the explosion of a landmine of remnants of war on the outskirts of a 55-kilometre zone deep in the Syrian desert in areas controlled by International coalition and Maghawer Al-Thawrah forces, injuring a man from Al-Qaryaten city in the countryside of Homs. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Homs–Al-Qaryatain L’esplosione di una mina o forse…

Szemétszedés közben találtak egy bombát Abonynál

15/03/2022 Ungheria, Budapest, Provincia di Pest “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Feltételezett robbanóeszköz került elő egy szemédszedési akció keretein belül csütörtökön, Abony külterületén – olvasható a Honvéd Tűzszerész És Hadihajós Ezred Facebook-oldalán. Photo-Source: origo.hu A mentőszolgálat…

Does live Civil War explosive found in Georgia need to be destroyed?

15/03/2022 Stati Uniti, Georgia, Cobb, Kennesaw Mountain “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” A Cobb County Police Department bomb squad was called to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield in Georgia, where a 157-year-old Union parrott shell from the…

Neutralizan un proyectil de artillería en Lopera

15/03/2022 Spagna, Andalusia, Jaén, Lopera “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Virgilio Moreno Valenzuela Los TEDAX de la Guardia Civil de Granada han neutralizado un proyectil de artillería que un agricultor había localizado en un olivar de…

Un campesino resultó afectado por un explosivo en zona rural de El Tambo

15/03/2022 Colombia, Cauca, El Tambo “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Richar Vidal En el corregimiento de Huisitó, zona rural del municipio de El Tambo, un campesino resultó lesionado por un artefacto explosivo cuando realizaba actividades agrícolas…

Giant unexploded bomb is lifted safely out of Ukrainian city flat

14/03/2022 Ucraina (Україна)–Cernihiv (Чернігівська область),-Černihiv (Чернігівський район)- Černihiv (Чернігів) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” This is the moment disposal experts safely removed a giant unexploded bomb out of a block of flats in a Ukrainian city….

Children killed by land mines

Four children — three brothers and their cousin, a girl — were killed and another child was wounded when a land mine exploded on February 21 in a residential area of Herat city. They had gone out to collect garbage and accidentally brought a mine home with them, which exploded inside their house while one…

Cambodia recovers war-left aerial bomb from riverbed in central province

14/03/2022 Cambogia, Kampong Thom “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” A Cambodian explosive ordnance disposal diving team has safely removed a war-left unexploded U.S. Mark 82 (Mk 82) bomb from the Stung Sen river in the central…

Yemen: Plight of Population is Growing as World Attention Wanes

14/03/2022 Yemen “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Continuously raging violence in Taiz, Marib, Al-Bayda, Hodeida, Shabwah, Al-Jawf and Hajjah has forced over 157,500 people into displacement in 2021 only, adding to the over 3.3 million people…

Army EOD profession marks 80th year

14/03/2022 Stati Uniti “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Walter Ham ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland — The U.S. Army is marking the 80th anniversary of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal profession this year. The U.S. Army’s first…

MoD sapper units defuse 233 mines in liberated lands since early 2022

14/03/2022 Azerbaijan “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Vugar Khalilov The Azerbaijani army’s engineer-sapper units have defused 233 mines and munitions since early 2022, the Defence Ministry reported on March 10. Over 955 hectares of land…

Landmine Kills Children In Northern Shan State Village

Two children and a one-year-old baby were killed by a concealed landmine in Lashio Township in northern Shan State. The children from Hko Kham in Pan Hto Lane village tract were playing on the morning of 5 March when the explosive device detonated in the middle of the village, injuring eleven people, including other children….

不発弾やドラム缶発見から1か月　沖縄・倉敷ダムの土壌採取

13/03/2022 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Kyūshū, Okinawa, Kurashiki “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” 沖縄本島中南部の7市町村に水道用水を供給する倉敷ダムで、700発余の不発弾とドラム缶2本が見つかった問題で、沖縄防衛局は、7日、調査のため現場周辺の土壌を採取しました。この問題は、先月7日、沖縄市とうるま市にまたがる倉敷ダムで沖縄戦当時のものとみられる不発弾725発と薬莢、ドラム缶2本が見つかっていたもので、倉敷ダムを管理する県は取水を止め、国に調査を求めていました。　こうしたなか、7日、沖縄防衛局などが現場に入りドラム缶周辺の土壌を採取したということです。また、県によりますと爆発の危険性がないとして現場に残されていたドラム缶は撤去され、一般の人が立ち入ることの出来ない安全な場所に仮置きしたとしています　県は、調査結果で水の安全が確認されるまで引き続き取水を見合わせる方針です。 Source: news.yahoo.co.jp Photos d’archives 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….

住宅予定地から発見された米国製5インチ艦砲弾　3月9日に不発弾処理

13/03/2022 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Kyūshū, Okinawa, Nanjō “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Sashiki. 沖縄県南城市佐敷の住宅建設予定地から発見された米国製５インチ艦砲弾の不発弾処理作業が、９日午前９時から現地である。避難半径は８８メートル、避難対象は１８世帯３５人。周辺の市道で同９時から交通規制が始まる。正午までに終了予定。 Photo-Source: okinawatimes.co.jp 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,…

Mersin’de kayalıklarda el bombası bulundu

13/03/2022 Turchia, Mar Mediterraneo “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Mersin-Bozyazı-Çubukkoyağı. Mersin’in Bozyazı ilçesinde sahilde kayalıklar arasında patlamamış el bombası bulundu. Edinilen bilgiye göre, ilçeye bağlı Çubukkoyağı Mahallesi, Lalezar Sitesi önündeki sahilde bir vatandaş kayalıklar arasında fark…

Drama u centru Tuzle: Bomba kašikara pronađena u blizini tržnog centra

13/03/2022 Bosnia-Erzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina-Босна и Херцеговина-Bosna i Hercegovina) Tuzla (Тuzlanski Kanton-Tuzlanska Županija-Тузлански Кантон) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Radnici koji su angažirani na poslovima u blizini Tržnog centra “Mercator” u Tuzli prijavili su pripadnicima Ministarstva…

Desactivado un explosivo de la Guerra Civil en una finca de Zarza-Capilla

13/03/2022 Spagna, Estremadura, Badajoz “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” La Guardia Civil ha vuelto a desactivar otro dispositivo explosivo de la Guerra Civil. En este caso ha sido en la finca “Molino de Viento” de Zarza-Capilla…

Twee ontploffingen aan de Wieldrechtse Zeedijk in Dordrecht

13/03/2022 Olanda, Olanda Meridionale, Dordrecht “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Op woensdag 9 maart 2022 waren er aan de Wieldrechtse Zeedijk en omgeving twee ontploffingen te horen. Op een veld langs de Wieldrechtse Zeedijk liet de…

Boy killed by landmine in Battambang

A 13-year-old was killed yesterday in a landmine explosion in Kas Kralor district’s Prey Toteoung Village of Battambang. Source: khmertimeskh.com Cambogia–Battambang Territorio Prey Toteoung, località Kas Kralor. L’esplosione di una mina uccide un 13-enne a pressare l’ordigno è stata una mucca. La vittima conduceva l’animale al pascolo. Biography of a Bomb

Wiener fand bei Feldarbeiten in Donaustadt russische Granate

12/03/2022 Austria, Vienna “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” “Völlig richtig” hat sich laut Aussendung der Wiener Polizei ein Mann verhalten, der bei Feldarbeiten in Donaustadt einen sprengstoffverdächtigen Gegenstand gefunden hat. Er schlug umgehend Alarm. Dienstagfrüh kurz…

La Policía Nacional detona un proyectil de la Guerra Civil hallado en Pozuelo

12/03/2022 Spagna, Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Agentes especialistas en desactivación de explosivos (Tedax-NRBQ) de la Policía Nacional han detonado un proyectil de artillería de 155 mm, hallado ayer en las obras…

Dunfermline Learning Campus: Bomb fears turned out to be old detonator wires

12/03/2022 Regno Unito, Scozia, Fife “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Ellidh Aitken FEARS over explosives discovered at the Dunfermline Learning Campus site have been silenced after materials were found to be “harmless”. A worker on…

West Barns: unexploded ordnance’ found within property

12/03/2022 Regno Unito, Scozia, East Lothian “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” By Rachel Mackie On Tuesday afternoon, police received a report of a “historical unexploded ordnance” within a property on Edinburgh Road in the village of…

Disposal experts defuse unexploded bomb in Ukraine

11/03/2022 Ucraina (Україна)-Cernihiv (Чернігівська область),-Černihiv (Чернігівський район)- Černihiv (Чернігів) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Footage has been shared by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine showing disposal experts defusing a bomb. BBC News spoke to Kim…

Three killed, three children wounded by anti-personnel mine north of Kyiv

Three adults were killed and three children wounded when an anti-personnel mine exploded under their car on a road in the Chernigiv region north of Kyiv, Ukraine’s ombudsman said Tuesday. Source: alarabiya.net Ucraina (Україна)-Cernihiv (Чернігівська область),-Černihiv (Чернігівський район)- Černihiv (Чернігів) Nel territorio di Kolychivka (Количівка), l’esplosione di una mina uccide tre adulti e tre bambini….

Под Калугой сапёры обезвредили три мины

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 11/03/2022 Russia, Oblast di Kaluga (Калужская область), Kaluga (Калуга) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Peremyšl’skij rajon (Перемышльский район), Bolshiye Kozly (Bol’shie Kozly-Большие Козлы). Боеприпасы времен Великой…

Geniștii militari au nimicit 67 de obiecte explozive în luna februarie

11/03/2022 Moldavia, (Moldova-Молдова), Orhei (Орге́ев-Orgéev) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Pe parcursul lunii februarie, echipele de geniu ale Armatei Naționale au executat 14 misiuni de deminare, fiind solicitate în localitățile din raioanele Ștefan Vodă, Fălești, Telenești,…

Quả bom 230kg nguyên kíp nằm sát chợ lớn nhất Quảng Bình

11/03/2022 Vietnam, Bac Trung Bo, Quang Binh “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Dong Hoi-Dong Hai. Ngày 7-3, đội rà phá bom mìn Dự án MAG Quảng Bình cho biết đã di dời thành công quả bom…

В Волгоградской области обезвредили авиабомбу времен ВОВ

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 11/03/2022 Russia, Oblast’ di Volgograd (Волгоградская область), Volgograd (Волгоград) “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Krasnooktyabr’skiy (Краснооктябрьский район-Krasnooktyabrsky). В Волгоградской области сегодня, 6 марта, пиротехники МЧС обезвредили…

Undetonated military item found in flood-ravaged Wardell

11/03/2022 Australia, Nuovo Galles del Sud “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Northern Rivers-Ballina Shire-Wardell. Undetonated military item found in flood-ravaged Wardell. Residents have shared their raw emotion over the devastation of the flood and the “truly…

В Калмыкии обезвредили мину времен Великой Отечественной войны

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 11/03/2022 Russia “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Kalmykia (Calmucchia-Calmicchia-Респу́блика Калмы́кия-Хальмг Таңһч, Hal’mg Tañḥç), Maloderbetovsky (Maloderbetovskij rajon-Малодербетовский район-Баһ Дөрвдә район), Malye Derbety (Малые Дербеты-Баһ Дөрвд). Недалеко от…