Milton, New York A construction crew sifting topsoil onto a residential lawn was surprised when a grenade fell out of the front-end loader onto the ground. The workers called the police to report the unusual find. The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office responded with technical support provided by the New York State Police Squad. The bomb squad identified the grenade as live and reported that the grenade had been in the ground for a long time.

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Scunthorpe, United Kingdom Two children searching for fish along the shoreline of Ashby Pond discovered an artillery projectile in the shallow waters of the pond. The children notified their father who in turn called the police. The police responded to the scene along with a bomb disposal team.

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Sturgis, Michigan Workers from Sturgis Iron and Metal called authorities when they found three artillery projectiles and one 16-inch Naval gun round. The Sturgis Police and Fire Departments and the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad all responded to the munitions finds. The civilian authorities also requested support from the Army EOD unit based out of Fort Campbell Kentucky to identify and dispose of the ordnance.

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Amsterdam Authorities at the Schiphol Airport have closed one runway after a construction crew doing work near the runway discovered a WWII era 500 bomb. The bomb was buried approximately 15 feet below the ground surface. Reportedly, the backhoe used by the construction crews accidently knocked the bomb around fairly hard before workers noticed what it was.

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Port Seton, Scotland Tow fishermen on board a fishing trawler were shocked when they discovered an old WW II era munition caught up in one of their fish nets. The munition was described as a 4 foot long device with exposed wiring. Concerned about their safety, the men called the Coastguard for assistance. The Coastguard safely escorted the vessel out to sea and set up an exclusion zone to keep other vessels away.

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Sequoia National Park, California workers conducting cleanup and renovation work inside Crystal Cave, a popular tourist attraction, found evidence of old explosives. Workers reported seeing two wires sticking out a broomstick-sized hole that was drilled into a wall of the cave. The wires were attached to a blasting cap, which the workers safely assumed to be live. Upon the discovery of the items, workers and tourists were evacuated from the area and the cave was closed.

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Felixstowe, United Kingdom Construction workers installing an erosion control and beach protection system along the Suffolk coast uncovered a WWII era unexploded German Bomb during recent excavations. Hundreds of homes were evacuated as Royal Navy Bomb Disposal experts devised a plan to deal with the bomb estimated to weigh 1,000 pounds. The plan was a simple, attach the bomb to a floating frame and tow it two miles out to sea where it could then be safely detonated. The plan would ensure that nearby homes and businesses would not be damaged during the disposal shot.

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Plymstock, United Kingdom A customer at the Tony Hole Marine Boatyard called police when he noticed an old munition underneath a boat. Police rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area and called in a Royal Navy Bomb Disposal unit for support.

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Fort Bragg, North Carolina Construction workers found two UXO items in soil that was excavated from a remote area of the installation. The UXO was found when the soil was off-loaded from the dump truck. One UXO was identified as an old 60mm high explosive (HE) mortar. The identity of the second UXO was not reported. EOD responded to the incident and safely disposed of the two items. It is unknown if the excavation site where the soil originated from is a known operational range or a munitions response site. If so, the area should have been swept first prior to excavation.

Zhengzhou, China a large cache of discarded unexploded munitions from the WWII era were found at a construction site in the capital of the Henan Province. A total of 1,320 unexploded grenades, bombs, and mortars were recovered in all. Authorities suspect that the weapons were buried by the Japanese Army during the 1940s. A underground gas pipeline was located less than 1 foot away from the cache so extreme care had to be taken during the removal process. Authorities plan to dispose of the unexploded discarded munitions at a safe place long the bank of the Yellow River.