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A cordon was put in place near the junction of King’s Road and King’s Place. At that time officers advised local residents to remain in their homes and the public were advised to avoid the area. The item was subsequently Read More …
Residents in Milton Road, Hartlepool, were urged to either “evacuate their property or to remain inside and away from the windows” after the alarm was raised on Saturday afternoon. Hartlepool Police said in an updated statement on Saturday evening: “Shortly Read More …
After nearly 30 years of international cooperation for unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal, the central province of Quảng Trị has become a model for addressing the consequences of war. Quảng Trị is among the localities which bore the heaviest burden of Read More …
Japanese troops recently removed and neutralized three World War II-era U.S. artillery shells uncovered at construction sites across southern Okinawa and detonated another offshore, according to local officials. The discoveries, made over the past two months, highlight the lingering danger Read More …
Nearly half of all mine accidents in Cambodia over the past decade have occurred outside of officially identified minefields—an alarming indicator that vast areas remain unsurveyed. The government has tasked the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to conduct a comprehensive Read More …
A team of ADF explosives experts worked with Government of Nauru authorities to dispose of two World War 2-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) discovered in a residential area on March 18. Led by Sergeant Matthew Watson, of the 20th Explosive Ordnance Read More …
A 500-kilogram World War II bomb was unexpectedly pulled by a dredging vessel on April 1, 2025, while working near the Pfaffendorf Bridge in Koblenz. The dredger Innovatie was conducting regular operations in the Rhine River when it unintentionally lifted Read More …
Military forces in the central province of Nghe An on April 3 successfully disposed of a wartime bomb weighing over 226kg, whose detonator was still intact. Previously, a man in My Son commune, Do Luong district discovered a metal object Read More …
As part of Spain’s ongoing commitment to the Lebanese people, the Spanish blue helmets of the UNIFIL contingent in the Eastern Sector—led by Spain—continue their awareness-raising efforts. This time, through a series of educational conferences aimed at increasing knowledge of Read More …
In today’s peacetime, there are still silent wars within silence, dangers within dangers and hardships of the Engineer soldiers. That is the war in searching for bombs, mines, and explosives left over from the war . At the border of Read More …