UK: Bomb squad removed ‘unexploded device’ from house in Hartlepool

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 …

Vietnam: Quảng Trị an exemplary model in handling explosive remnants of war

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 …

Japan: Okinawa construction unearths more US shells 80 years after WWII battle

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 …

Cambodia: Nearly half of mine accidents occur outside identified minefields

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 …

ADF Sappers ensure Nauru is safe

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 …

Germany: 500-Kilo WWII Bomb Found In Rhine During Dredging

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 …

Vietnam: Wartime bomb with intact detonator disposed in Nghe An

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 …

Spanish Blue Helmets in UNIFIL Hold Conferences on Unexploded Munitions to Promote Safety in Southern Lebanon

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 …

Vietnam: Silently, officers and soldiers of the Engineer Corps in mine clearance

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 …

Myanmar: Malaysian rescuers in the quake epicentre hampered by aftershocks, landmines

A Malaysian search and rescue crew – the first international team to reach Sagaing at the epicentre of Myanmar’s recent earthquake – said aftershocks and the risk of landmines had hampered the increasingly forlorn search for survivors. Sagaing, a town Read More …

Estonia: Over 800 Tsarist-era explosives found in Põhja-Tallinn

Hundreds of Tsarist-era munitions were found in Lahesuu Harbor in Põhja-Tallinn last week during construction work. Demolition experts from the Rescue Board were called to the harbor last Tuesday after 880 explosive devices were discovered. The munitions were naval ordnance Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC clears way for Funan Techo Canal construction

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is clearing explosive remnants of war (ERW) along the route of the Funan Techo Canal to secure the construction site, ensure workers’ safety, and contribute to the successful completion of the infrastructure project. Director-General Read More …

UK: Army ‘safely’ explode WWII bomb near Parkgate, Rotherham

A 100m cordon, which was in place as a precaution near Stonerow Way in Rotherham, was lifted yesterday evening, several hours after it had been put in place following the discovery of a ‘suspected explosive device’ from the Second World Read More …

Battle continues in Solomon Islands against UXOs eight decades after WWII

More than 80 years since the Battle of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, communities today are still grappling with the unexploded devices left behind. The major battle in World War Two resulted in thousands of unexploded and abandoned ordnaces (UXOs/AXOs) that Read More …

UK: Families evacuated as WWII bomb found in garden

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby Road, Dartford. Officers, along with a Ministry of Defence bomb Read More …

Cambodia: Two aerial bombs weighing over 200 kg were found in two different provinces

A team of CMAC experts found two aerial bombs weighing 230 kg in a cashew plantation and at the bottom of a pit in different provinces on March 11. According to a Facebook post by Heng Ratana, Director General of Read More …

UK: Discovery of World War Two bomb sparks street lockdown in Renfrew

The discovery of a Second World War bomb sparked the lockdown of a street in Renfrew on Tuesday afternoon. The Royal Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit was called to an industrial premises on Meadowside Street at around 12.25pm. A Read More …

Solomon Islands: EOD conducts multiple operations

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team conducted simultaneous operation across Solomon Islands. EOD Supervising Director, Senior Sergeant Peter Ririvere, said two teams were sent out to Munda and Shortland Islands in Western Province and Read More …

France: ‘Really huge’ unexploded WWII bomb found outside Paris halts Eurostar travel

Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb on tracks leading to the nation’s busiest station. Paris police said that at Read More …

The challenge of explosive contamination in Iraq

Iraq’s history of conflicts – the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), the Gulf War (1990–1991), the 2003 invasion, and the war against ISIS – has left the country heavily contaminated with explosive remnants. Cluster bombs, landmines, improvised explosive devices, and chemical weapons Read More …