Malta The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) safely removed a German WWII-era air-dropped UXO discovered by construction crew conducting an excavation. AFM's EOD Platoon, 3rd Regiment, with support from their Conventional Munitions Disposal (CMD) Engineers, neutralized the munition without incident.

The AFM reminded members of the public to always stay cautious with the following directives: Do NOT move or tamper with suspicious items. Photos are fine, but don't disturb the object. Call 112 immediately. When in doubt, always treat any suspicious item as unexploded ordnance and follow these safety steps.

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Davis, West Virginia An unexploded ordnance found at Dolly Sods in the Monongahela National Forest was safely disposed of by West Virginia State Police, according to an alert put out by the Forest Service.

The suspected UXO was reported by a member of the public, and Forest Service officials confirmed the location and size of the item. First responders from Tucker and Grant counties and the West Virginia State Police responded to dispose of it.

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Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Thousands were forced to evacuate a busy section of Hong Kong as EOD defused a massive WWII bomb. The 1,000-lb U.S.-made munition was uncovered at a construction site.

In a statement from police, Andy Chan Tin-Chu said, "We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II." Due to the "the exceptionally high risks associated with its disposal," approximately 6,000 individuals were "urged to evacuate swiftly."

According to Hong Kong Police, the bomb contained 500 pounds of TNT. The disposal team was praised for working through the night in poor weather conditions to render safe the bomb so it could be relocated for proper disposal.

Coventry, England

According to Coventry Police, the road was reopened shortly after. A representative for Coventry Police said, "We were called to reports of a suspected hand grenade in a garden on Beake Avenue, Coventry, earlier today (September 13)."

"An Army EOD team attended and confirmed that the device was empty and of no risk to safety. A cordon put in place has now been lifted."

Kaohsiung, Taiwan An unexploded WWII bomb has been safely disposed of after its discovery by construction workers at a new semiconductor factory in Kaohsiung. The find marks the third such discovery at the former Kaohsiung Refinery which is being converted to a chip manufacturing facility.

According to the Kaohsiung City government's Construction Office, the construction crew immediately notified the Taiwan military of the munition. Officials responded to the site, to examine the ordnance which was deemed safe to move.

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Kuantan, Malaysia a 250kg WWII era unexploded aerial bomb was discovered buried at a housing project site in Rancangan Tanah Pemuda (RTP) Bukit Goh by a contractor.

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Okinawa, Japan Japanese soldiers safely defused a U.S.-made, 275-lb WWII bomb from a historic villa in Okinawa's capital. According to a city website, more than 2,300 people were evacuated from 760 households and 110 businesses around Nakagusuku Udun in the Shuri district of Naha city prior to the operation.

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East Honiara, Solomon Islands Authorities discovered a WWII-era UXO on the eastern side of the Ministry of Fisheries Headquarters in East Honiara. Believed to be an M29 aerial bomb, it was found near the site of an old military wharf.

A public safety warning was issued advising all individuals within a 100-meter radius to vacate the area including the Fishing Village, Solomon Islands National University (SINU), and the Ministry of Fisheries as they await a response from the bomb squad.

Canvey Island, England A WWII German naval artillery shell was safely detonated after its discovery by a metal detectorist on mud flats near Canvey Point in Essex. According to an HM Coastguard spokesperson, the disposal operations were originally postponed due to the incoming tide and heavy fog.

"The coastline and waters around Essex are littered with unexploded ordnance, often from World War Two," the spokesperson said.

"The metal detectorist did the right thing, he didn't disturb the item further, made his way to a safe distance and called 999 asking for the coastguard."

The Ministry of Defence deployed bomb disposal experts from Colchester Barracks to dispose of the 3-inch ordnance safe.

Ravenel, South Carolina Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) responded to a call concerning a suspected military UXO in a neighborhood yard. Once on the scene, the CCSO Bomb Squad Unit determined the device was a WWII-military ordnance.

Officers evacuated the property while awaiting response from Joint Base Charleston EOD who safely took possession of the ordnance - identified as a mortar  size, type or nomenclature not reported).