4 killed in landmine blast in Yemen’s Marib

“A landmine blast occurred in Sirwah district of the government-controlled province of Marib, killing at least four people in the area,” the local military source said on condition of anonymity. Source: xinhuanet.com Yemen–Marib (Ma’rib) L’esplosione di una mina uccide quattro civili. Biography of a Bomb

Kahoolawe: $400 million for ordnance removal, but many unexploded bombs remain. Approximately 25% of the island has not been cleared.

03/03/2022 Stati Uniti, Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe (Kaho‘olawe)  “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 Chelsea Davis Crews working to revitalize Kahoolawe are facing new challenges. Resources to restore the former target island were reduced during the pandemic…

Full evakuering da avfallsanlegget fikk inn granat-lignende gjenstand

03/03/2022 Norvegia, Trøndelag  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Mandag morgen fikk Trondheim renholdsverk inn en uvanlig gjenstand som utløste alarm på anlegget. Gjennom løsningen avfallstaxi hadde renholdsverket hentet et lass med søppel hos en kunde. Da…

国道58号恩納バイパスであす不発弾処理　午前10時から全面通行止め

03/03/2022 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Kyūshū, Okinawa, Kunigami  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Onna. 【恩納】1月24日に沖縄県恩納村の国道58号恩納バイパス工事で発見された米国製5インチ艦砲弾の不発弾処理が28日午前10時10分から実施される。処理に伴い58号恩納バイパスは午前10時から全面通行止めとなる。同11時ごろ終了予定。　バイパスの迂回（うかい）路として、恩納村役場前を通る国道58号が通行可能だ。処理現場から半径75メートル内への立ち入りを午前10時から規制する。避難対象世帯はない。 Source: news.yahoo.co.jp Photo: ryukyushimpo.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….

$26 million beach renourishment project works around unexploded ordnance

03/03/2022 Stati Uniti, New Jersey, Monmouth  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Every few years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges sand from the Atlantic Ocean and pumps it to a 21-mile stretch of beach from…

División Explosivos Sección Puerto Madryn: eliminado proyectil artillería naval

03/03/2022 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” Hoy a las 14.30 hs personal de la División Explosivos Sección Puerto Madryn intervino en un domicilio donde se estaba llevando a cabo una “venta…

Two children killed in landmine explosion in Tripoli

Mouad and Faida Abu Ras were playing outside their house in Ain Zara when a landmine exploded, killing the girl on the spot while the boy died later in the hospital. Source: libyaobserver.ly Libia-Tripolitania-Tripoli–Ain Zara L’esplosione di una mina ha ucciso una bambina e un bambino (fratelli). Le piccole vittime giocavano fuori il cortile di…

Un Ukrainien enlève la mienne à mains nues en fumant une cigarette

02/03/2022 Ucraina (Україна), Oblast’ di Zaporižžja (Запорізька область)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Berdjans’k (Berdyansk-Бердянськ). Au milieu de l’invasion russe en cours de l’Ukraine, plusieurs photos et vidéos des sites de destruction ont laissé le monde…

Three killed, seven injured in accidental explosion in Manipur’s Churachandpur

02/03/2022 India, Manipur, Churachandpur  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Three person were killed and seven injured in a accidental explosion at Mualkawi village near Subsidiary Training centre of BSF in Manipur’s Churachandpur. A senior officer who do…

Eksplodirala odbačena minobacačka granata

02/03/2022 Croazia, (Hrvatska), Istria (Istarska županija), Umago (Umag)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Marin Marić U srijedu oko 12:30 sati na području Umaga, točnije u blizini gospodarske zone Ungarija, prilikom redovnog čišćenja i održavanja šume i…

Ada Penemuan Sebuah Granat di Ternate, Dansat Brimob: Ini Peninggalan Portugis

02/03/2022 Indonesia, Maluku Settentrionale, Ternate  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Penemuan benda diduga granat peninggalan Portugis oleh salah seorang warga di Kelurahan Marikurubu, Kota Ternate, Malut. Dikutip dar Antara, Komandan Satuan (Dansat) Brimob Polda Malut, Kombes…

Granat sprængt på Blokhus Strand

02/03/2022 Danimarca, North Jutland (Jutland settentrionale)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Jammerbugt Municipality. Af Vibe Aagaard. En mands spadseretur med en metaldetektor på stranden i Blokhus lørdag ledte ham til et fund, han ikke kunne definere….

Mladík našel v Branišovském lese minu: Vyhodil ji do kontejneru!

02/03/2022 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), České Budějovice (okres České Budějovice)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Branišov. Mladík našel v Branišovském lese minu. Místo toho aby na místo přivolal policisty, ji vzal do rukou…

那覇市で不発弾処理

02/03/2022 Giappone, Ryūkyū, Kyūshū, Okinawa, Naha  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Shurionacho. 那覇市首里大名町３丁目の市営住宅建替工事現場内で見つかった米国製５インチ艦砲弾１発の不発弾処理が、２７日午前１０時から現地である。避難半径は８８メートル、避難対象は約２８０世帯と１事業所の約６２０人。午前９時１０分から避難開始、同５０分から交通規制が始まる。同１１時に作業終了予定。 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,…

Luxembourg : une bombe de la Seconde Guerre mondiale bloque le trafic des trains

01/03/2022 Lussemburgo  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Par Ninon Oget Depuis le début de cet après-midi, lundi 28 février 2022, le trafic ferroviaire est interrompu entre Luxembourg et plusieurs destinations à cause d’une alerte à la…

La Paz: hallaron un proyectil de cañón sin detonar

01/03/2022 Argentina, Entre Ríos  “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 Paz-Chacabuco-Bajada de La Cruz. Hallaron un proyectil de cañón sin detonar a orillas del río Paraná, en la zona conocida como Bajada de la Cruz de…

22 de misiuni de asanare a terenurilor de muniție rămasă neexplodată în 2021, pe raza județului Constanța

01/03/2022 Romania, Dobrugia, Costanza  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Cezara TRUȘCĂ Potrivit Inspectoratului pentru Situații de Urgență „Dobrogea” al județului Constanța, echipa pirotenică a executat 22 de misiuni de asanare a terenurilor de muniție rămasă neexplidată…

Φθιώτιδα: Βρέθηκε νάρκη στις όχθες του Σπερχειού ποταμού

01/03/2022 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 enforcement agency for assistance” Agios Georgios Timfristou. Πολεμικό υλικό και συγκεκριμένα μία νάρκη, κατάλοιπο όπως όλα δείχνουν του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου, βρέθηκε το μεσημέρι της Δευτέρας (21/2) στον…

Two children died in landmine explosion in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

On Friday, two children lost their lives in a landmine explosion of ISIS remnants in the city of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria. Source: npasyria.com Siria–Deir el-Zor L’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino di otto anni e un 13-enne. Le vittime volevano vendere l’ordigno a un acquirente di metalli. Biography of a Bomb

В Лунинце возле забора женщина заметила боеприпас

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Bielorussia, (Беларусь), Brėst (Брэсцкая вобласць)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Luninets (Лунінецкі раён)-Luninets (Лунінец-Лунине́ц). В дежурную часть Лунинецкого РОВД от горожанки поступило сообщение о том,…

В Севастополе из-за военной авиабомбы эвакуировали коттеджный поселок

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Russia, Crimea (Крыму-Крымский полуостров), Sebastopoli (Севастополь)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” В Севастополе ликвидировали стокилограммовый боеприпас времен Великой Отечественной войны. Как сообщили в пресс-службе МЧС…

Norrköping: Granater påträffade

28/02/2022 Svezia, Götaland, Östergötland, Norrköping  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Under gårdagen anträffades två granater på ett metallåtervinningsföretag i Norrköping. Granaterna upptäcktes då man skulle lyfta upp ett kassaskåp som skulle malas sönder. I skåpet fanns…

На территории Кировского завода нашли снаряд времен войны, рабочих эвакуировали

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Russia, Volga, (Приволжский федеральный округ), Oblast’ Kirov (Кировская область), Kirov (Киров)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” На территории Кировского завода – на проспекте Стачек, 47…

ВЗРЫВОТЕХНИКИ ОМОН УНИЧТОЖИЛИ НА КУБАНИ БОЕПРИПАСЫ ВРЕМЕН ВЕЛИКОЙ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЫ

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Russia, Krasnodar (Краснодарский край), Temrjukskij (Темрюкский район), Temrjuk (Темрюк)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” B поле около станицы Тамань Темрюкского районаместными жителями, при проведении земельных…

На бывшем военном полигоне в Казахстане нашли авиационную бомбу

 (…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Kazakistan, Žambyl, Bajzaq, Taraz (Džambul)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Неразорвавшуюся авиационную бомбу осколочно-фугасного действия нашли на бывшем военном полигоне в Джамбульской области Казахстана, сообщает…

Снаряд времен Великой Отечественной войны обнаружили в центре Курска

(…War is an endless debt for both losers and victors…) 28/02/2022 Russia, Oblast’ di Kursk (Курская область), Kursk (Курск)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” 22 февраля на пульт диспетчера поступило сообщение об обнаружении снаряда времен Великой…

Child killed and his brother injured in landmine explosion in eastern Aleppo

Syrian Observatory activists have documented the death a child and injury of his brother in explosion of an old landmine in Tadef village in east Aleppo countryside. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Aleppo In località Tadef, l’esplosione di una mina uccide un bambino e ferisce il fratello. Biography of a Bomb

Princes Risborough road shut and homes evacuated after WW1 shell found

27/02/2022 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Buckinghamshire, Wycombe  “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 Chloe Clarke Wycombe Road was closed and homes were evacuated after a WW1 shell was found. A cordon was in place and people were…

На Ужгородщині піротехніки знищили мінометну міну часів Другої світової війни

27/02/2022 Ucraina, (Україна), Transcarpazia (Закарпатська область), Užhorod (Ужгород)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Віталій Авраменко Rus’ki Heivtsi (Руські Геївці). Вибухонебезпечний предмет виявлено на відкритій території поблизу кар’єру, що в с. Руські Геївці Ужгородського району. На нього…

Kinderen vinden granaat bij magneetvissen in Dokkum

27/02/2022 Olanda, Frisia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Noardeast-Fryslân. Kinderen die aan het magneetvissen waren, hebben woensdagmiddag een handgranaat uit de Dokkumer Ie gehaald. Door de vangst werd het parkje aan de Van Kleffenstraat in Dokkum…

CMAC debuts new app to report UXOs

27/02/2022 Cambogia  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Voun Dara The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has developed an application for a digital reporting system called “CMAC Helps” to make it easier for people to report to…

Turista našel u Holoubkova granát

27/02/2022 Repubblica Ceca, (Česká republika), Boemia (Jihočeský kraj), Plzeň-město (okres Plzeň-město), Plzeň, Rokycany (okres Rokycany)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Václav Havránek Na lesní cestě v katastru Holoubkova našel turista munici. Věděl si rady a objev ohlásil…

不発弾処理は無事終了 米軍の２５０キロ爆弾と確認 宇佐市

27/02/2022 Giappone, Kyūshū, Ōita, Usa  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” １月、の工事現場で見つかった不発弾の処理作業が２１日午前、周辺の住民およそ２６０人に避難を呼びかけて行われ、作業は無事に終了しました。１月２７日、宇佐市江須賀の住宅街で戦時中にアメリカ軍が投下したとみられる不発弾が見つかりました。２１日は不発弾の処理作業を行うため、午前９時ごろから現場の半径およそ４００メートルの範囲が立ち入り制限区域に指定され、宇佐市は周辺の住民およそ２６０人に避難を呼びかけました。柳ヶ浦小学校の体育館には２０人が避難し、新型コロナウイルス対策のため段ボールの仕切りの中で家族連れなどが過ごしていました。１歳の子どもを連れて避難した２０代の夫婦は「不発弾と聞いて驚きましたが、コロナ対策がされていて防寒具もあり、過ごしやすいです。無事に処理が終わればいいです」と話していました。不発弾の処理は、起爆装置にあたる信管を取り除く方法で、陸上自衛隊の不発弾処理隊が午前１０時前から作業を始めました。作業はおよそ４０分で完了し、安全確認をしてから宇佐市長が安全宣言を出して、立ち入り制限は解除されました。取り外された信管は陸上自衛隊の施設に運ばれ、処理されるということです。避難をしていた男性は「無事にはやばやと作業が終わってほっとしました。家に帰ってゆっくり過ごします」と話していました。宇佐市によりますと、２１日処理された不発弾は長さ１１９センチ、直径３６センチで、自衛隊の不発弾処理隊によってアメリカ軍の２５０キロ爆弾だと確認されたということです。宇佐市は太平洋戦争中、旧日本海軍の航空隊の基地があったことからアメリカ軍による空襲にたびたび見舞われています。アメリカ軍の資料によりますと、昭和２０年の４月２１日にはＢ２９爆撃機およそ３０機が、宇佐市上空から２５０キロ爆弾およそ６００発を投下しました。宇佐市の是永修治市長は不発弾の処理後に開かれた記者会見で「戦後７７年がたったが、今回改めて我が町も戦場であったという記憶をまざまざと見せつけられた思いだ。今後も不発弾が発見される可能性があるが、安全に対応できるよう準備していきたい」と述べまし Source: 3.nhk.or.jp Photo: mainichi.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, the…

Firefighters could not battle the blaze directly because the area is a UXO location

27/02/2022 Stati Uniti, Florida, Okaloosa, Eglin  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Firefighters with Eglin’s Wildland Support Branch began conducting a burnout operation around 9 a.m. Wednesday to halt the progress of the fire. Firefighters could not…

Landmine blasts injure 4 young kolbars in northwestern Iran

Explosions of landmines in Iran’s northwestern border areas have injured four young kolbars in the late hours of 21 February. Source: kurdistanhumanrights.org Iran–Kurdistan Iraniano–Baneh-Hangeh-ye Zhal (Hangazhall) L’esplosione di una mina ferisce 4 giovani kolbar. Biography of a Bomb

Mandag hentet Forsvaret denne granaten på Herdla

26/02/2022 Norvegia, Vestlandet, Vestland (ex Hordaland)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Nordhordland-Herdla (Øygarden-Alver-Askøy). Minedykkerkommandoen hentet den i nitiden i går kveld. Det forteller Wiggo Korsvik, Orlogskaptein ved Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter. Granaten var tom Photo-Source: av-avis.no Selv…

Rescue Board defuses World War Two-era bomb found in Kakumäe

26/02/2022 Estonia, Harjumaa, Tallinn  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” According to a press release from the board, a member of the public called the alarm center (Hairekeskus) at 1.50 p.m. on Sunday and reported that they…

Unexploded ordnance found at South Beach

26/02/2022 Stati Uniti, Massachusetts, Dukes, Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown, South Beach  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Photo-Source: mvtimes.com The Edgartown Police Department notified the public on its Facebook page that they found an unexploded ordnance (UXO) at…

Explosive device destroyed after MOD confirm ‘four-inch shell’ was found in Studland

26/02/2022 Regno Unito, Inghilterra, Dorset, Purbeck, Studland  “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 Jonathon Manning The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that an explosive device found in Studland was an unexploded four-inch shell. Police cordoned…

Landmine explosion injures two people in Azerbaijan’s Tartar region

Two people were injured in a landmine explosion in the Tartar region on February 18, 2022, Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) told APA. According to ANAMA, the blast occurred in an area where demining operations were not carried out. Source: apa.az Azerbaijan-Tartar L’esplosione di una mina ferisce due civili. La fonte precisa che il luogo…

V litijski občini najdena 50-kilogramska letalska bomba

25/02/2022 Slovenia, (Republika Slovenija), Bassa Carniola (Dolenjska), Slovenia Centrale (Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija), Litija (Občina Litija), Gabrovka (Gabrovki), Javorje (Javorju)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Avtor: Uredništvo ZON 7. februarja 2022; 9.55 Na osnovi prijave občana so…

Sa dus să-și sono pământul și a fost la un pas să sară în aer

25/02/2022 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” Dișcova. Un bărbat de 49 de ani din satul Dișcova, raionul Orhei, a chemat, în dimineața zilei de astăzi, poliția pe terenul său agricol situat la…

Radnici oko fabrike u Zrenjaninu pronašli granatu, policija obezbeđuje teren

25/02/2022 Serbia (Србија), Voivodína, (Војводина-Vojvodina)  “If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance” Banato centrale (Srednjebanatski okrug-Средњебанатски округ)-Zrenjanin (Зрењанин). Policijskoj upravi u Zrenjaninu je juče prijavljeno da je u fabričkom krugu “Radijatora” pronađena granata, prenosi portal Zrenjaninski.com. Eksplozivnu napravu…

Landmine killed

SOHR activists have documented the death of two young men from Abu Rudaini area of Al-Jarniyah district in the western countryside of Al-Raqqah due to the explosion of a landmine planted earlier by ISIS fighters in the area. Source: syriahr.com Siria–Al Raqqa Distretto Al-Jarniyah. In località Abu Rudaini, l’esplosione di una mina uccide due giovani….