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A second World War Two bomb has been detonated after being found in the undersea crater left by a bomb disposed of by Royal Navy divers the day before. Local divers in Guernsey found the new anti-submarine bomb in the Read More …
An unexploded World War Two bomb has been detonated on the seabed near a harbour. The anti-submarine weapon was safely detonated by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team from Portsmouth just after 14:35 BST on Tuesday, Guernsey Coastguard said. The Read More …
An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on a hand grenade this morning in Rathnew. Two local men discovered the grenade in a field while out walking on Wednesday evening. An Army bomb disposal team carried out Read More …
The spokesman for the Sirte-Jufra Operations Room, Abdelhadi Drah, said military engineering teams had combed through the area from eastern Abu Grein onward to scour for explosive remnants of war (ERW) left by Khalifa Haftar’s forces. Drah said the teams Read More …
A historic World War II anti-aircraft shell which was found in a garden in Mossbank has been destroyed in a controlled explosion. The coastguard said it was a live 25lb AT projectile. The item, from a garden of a property Read More …
The Defence Forces has carried out a controlled explosion on the grounds of St James’ Hospital in Dublin 8 this morning after chemical material was discovered. Following a request from An Garda Síochána, an Army Bomb Disposal Team were tasked Read More …
Voting was interrupted for about three hours Tuesday when a pipe bomb was found outside an Iowa polling location, officials said. A couple walking their dog found the device just before 9:30 a.m. outside Lakeside Center, a multipurpose building in Read More …
Bomb disposal experts detonated an old mortar shell after a gardener found the explosive inside a detached house on 11 Big Wave Bay Road in Shek O. The force said officers were alerted to a 3-inch long metal shell around Read More …
Properties in Exeter are being assessed for structural damage after the controlled detonation of a World War Two bomb. A structural engineer said doors and windows of nearby houses had been “blown through” by the blast. Hundreds of people evacuated Read More …
A suspected second world war bomb discovered in Exeter will be detonated, police have confirmed. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in the city while authorities investigated the device, according to police. A 400-metre (1,300-ft) cordon was in Read More …
