UK: Controlled detonation carried out on Guernsey’s south coast

Part of a roll bomb found on Guernsey’s south coast was detonated on Saturday morning. The ordnance was discovered at the base of a cliff in Saint’s Bay by a fisherman who reported to Guernsey Police on Friday. Police said Read More …

UK: Second unexploded bomb found in Bootle

An unexploded bomb has been found at a construction site in Merseyside. The device was discovered on North Atlantic Avenue in Bootle, the same street in which an unexploded World War Two bomb was unearthed on Tuesday. Merseyside Police said Read More …

UK: Unexploded WW2 bomb detonated on beach

An unexploded World War Two bomb found in a Merseyside town has been taken to a nearby beach and detonated. Footage of the explosion, captured by the news site Eye On Southport, showed an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EODI) destroying Read More …

Estonian deminers find over 700 explosives in Latvia

Estonian bomb disposal experts found 728 explosive devices during a two-week international training exercise in Latvia. The eight-member team searched an area of around 9,000 square meters in Cekule, close to Riga, where ammunition depots were formally located. “Rescue Board Read More …

Utah: Kaysville Police called to detonate pipe bomb near school

The Kaysville Police Department responded to a call involving a homemade explosive near an elementary school Saturday afternoon, which ended up being a pipe bomb. The suspicious homemade firework or pipe bomb was located on the southeast side of Endeavour Read More …

Israel: Explosive device found beneath car in Be’er Ya’acov, bomb squad defuses device

An explosive device was discovered under a parked car on a main street in Be’er Ya’acov in central Israel, Walla reported on Wednesday morning. Initial investigations raised suspicion that the explosive device was related to criminal disputes involving the car Read More …

Czech police aid in demining efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nine Czech police bomb disposal experts recently participated in demining operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the mission, which took place from Sept. 21 to Oct. 5, 2024, the Czech team assisted in clearing the former Žunovnica ammunition depot near Read More …

Ukraine: USD 70 million, demining equipment and support for innovative projects announced at UMAC 2024

During the annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference 2024 (UMAC-2024), partner countries announced additional commitments to support humanitarian demining worth almost 70 million in dollar terms. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada announced additional pledges. The total contribution of partners to Read More …

Japan: Two unexploded bombs found near airport in Okinawa

Two unexploded bombs believed to have been dropped during World War II were found in a vegetable field next to Miyako Airport in Okinawa this month, sources said Thursday. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government and the city of Miyakojima, Read More …

Pakistan: Six live rockets found in two houses defused

Civil Defence Bomb Disposal Squad on Tuesday defused six live rockets found in two houses. The Bomb Disposal Squad received information that there are four rockets in the house of Iftikhar Ahmad, a resident of Mirjal village, Zafarwal tehsil. After Read More …

Ontario: Police investigating imitation explosive device found in New Hamburg

Police are investigating what they determined to be an “imitated explosive device” found under a bridge in New Hamburg on Sunday. Members of the public discovered the suspicious device near a pathway under the Nith River Bridge near Highway 7/8 Read More …

Ukraine needs at least 34 billion dollars for demining of territories

The Minister of Economy of Ukraine said that $34 billion is needed to survey and demine the territories. The government is working to reduce the cost of the process and introduce innovative approaches to financing, including the issuance of thematic Read More …

UK: Navy destroys WW2 artillery item found on beach

A suspected wartime artillery item discovered on a Somerset beach has been destroyed in a secure location by the Royal Navy. HM Coastguard Watchet responded to reports of the item on the shoreline on Monday, before photographs of it were Read More …

UNDP identifies most promising innovative approaches to financing mine action in Ukraine

The issuance of thematic bonds linked to sustainable development and result-oriented public-private partnerships are the most promising innovative tools for financing mine action in Ukraine. This is stated in a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) based on Read More …

Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out at scene of ‘suspect device’ in west Dublin

Gardai and the Army bomb squad attended the scene of a “suspect device” in west Dublin this afternoon. The alarm was raised at Barneville Park in Cherry Orchard and a cordon was established by Gardaí. A controlled explosion was conducted Read More …

Colorado: Pipe bomb found on vehicle, safely removed by EOD

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers responded to reports of explosives being found on Saturday, Oct. 12 near Dublin and Rangewood. CSPD said that when officers arrived at the 6300 block of Timber Bluff Point around 10 Read More …

Washington: No injuries reported after Improvised Explosive Device detonates in Burien

At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Communication Center received several 911 calls reporting an explosion near the intersection of South 116th Street and 1st Avenue South in Burien (map below). Callers Read More …

Ukraine: More than 30,000 ha of farmland cleared of mines in September

In September 2024, sappers surveyed and cleared of mines more than 30,500 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine, which is 1.5 times more than in the previous month. In total, mine action operators have surveyed 257 thousand hectares of land Read More …

Thailand: Three cars damaged in bombing of checkpoint in Yala

Southern insurgents threw a pipe bomb at a road checkpoint in Muang district of Yala province Thursday night, causing damage to three cars. None of the officers or defence volunteers at the checkpoint, on the out-bound lane, were injured. A car Read More …