Columbia, South Carolina A homeowner from the Pine Brook subdivision doing some landscaping in his yard came across two buried bombs. The homeowner called the Richland County Sheriff's Department who responded with a police bomb squad. The bomb disposal unit identified the munitions as 250-pound WWII era bombs. One bomb was reported to contain a live spotting charge. The bomb disposal squad transported the bombs to a vacant lot where they were safely disposed of. Ten homes were evacuated for several hours during the response.

Berlin, Germany Tegal airport, the main airport for the Germany's capital, was closed for several hours after a UXO was discovered during construction activities at the airport. Police and EOD responded to the UXO find. EOD identified the UXO as a WWII era 500-lbs British Bomb (specific type or nomenclature not provided). The bomb was rendered safe and safely transported from the airport where it was properly disposed of. No injuries were reported and the airport reopened shortly after the bomb was safely removed from the site.

Wels Austria The rock band AC/DC has sold-out a concert planned for the 22nd of May scheduled to be held on the grounds of Wels Airport. Over 80,000 fans are set to attend the concert which is the first event of its kind to be held on the airport grounds. Despite giving the concert organizers initial permission for the event, local Authorities have recently threatened to cancel the event due to the potential for UXO in the area. The area is expected to contain UXO as a result of heavy allied bombing that occurred during WWII.

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Moscow, Russia Maintenance workers replacing a portion of the underground piping of a residential apartment building uncovered a large cache of military munitions. Explosives experts were called in to respond to the to the find. The munitions were identified as WWII era Russian munitions. 916 munition items were recovered in all. The majority of the munitions were 76-mm projectiles but there were also 122mm and 152mm projectiles recovered from the area. All of the munitions were found in a single large burial pit.

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Bari, Italy Authorities at the Palese Airport temporarily closed the runways when a construction crew found an unexploded WWII era U.S. bomb buried near one their runways. EOD was called in to respond and identified the UXO as a WWII era 500-lbs bomb. It is believed that the bomb was a result of allied air raids that occurred between 1942 and 1943. EOD safely removed the bomb and disposed of it through a controlled detonation. The runways were re-opened shortly after the hazard was removed.

Ballart, Australia Homeowners moving soil in their garden came across an old hand grenade. Initially the couple thought it was a potato but after removing some of the soil from around the item, they quickly discovered that it was no potato they were holding. After realizing what they had found was a hand grenade, the couple called the police who responded with an Australian Defence Force bomb disposal team. EOD identified the grenade as an un-fuzed WWII era British No. 36 high-explosive filled grenade. EOD safely transported the grenade to Melbourne for proper disposal.

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St. Margarets, United Kingdom construction workers digging in the garden of a residential lot uncovered a small cache of munitions. The workers called the police who responded with a Royal Army EOD from Shornecliffe Barracks. EOD identified the munitions as live anti-tank grenades (quantity not reported) and another dozen WWII era mortar shells. Fifty rounds of small arms ammunition was also found buried in the garden.

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Gainesville, Georgia A local resident clearing debris and trash from a vacant property uncovered a hand grenade. Not knowing if the grenade was real or a fake toy grenade, the man promptly called the police to report the find. The local sheriff's office responded along with the fire department. The fire department confirmed the grenade was of military origin and also determined the grenade's fuze and spoon were still intact. Since the grenade was a live military UXO, the Army EOD unit from Fort Stewart was called to provide support. EOD responded and safely transported the grenade from the area for proper disposal. EOD identified the UXO as a live WWII era MK II hand grenade. Authorities are unsure how the grenade ended up at the property.

Port Seton, Scotland The captain of a fishing trawler brought up an old sea mine in his nets while fishing approximately three miles from Inchkeith island. The captain reportedly dragged the sea mine closer to shore before calling the Coastguard to report the find. The Coastguard responded with a Royal Navy EOD Dive team based out of Faslane Naval Base for technical support. EOD identified the sea mine as a live WWII era British Mark 9 bottom mine. EOD setup a counter charge to detonate the sea mine about a mile off shore from Port Seton. Following the safe detonation of the sea mine the Coastguard issued a reminder notice to mariners of potential for WWII era UXO in the area and instructed boaters to report any munitions finds to the Coastguard.

Dorset, England Commercial divers working in just over 60 feet of water in Swanage Bay found a munition item on the sea bed. The munition was located approximately 1-mile offshore from Ballard Point. The divers called the Coastguard who responded and set up an exclusion zone around the area before calling in a British Royal Navy EOD team for support. A Royal Navy EOD team from Devonport Naval Base responded to provide technical support to the munitions discovery.

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