Miyazaki, Japan A 500-pound US bomb believed to have been dropped during WWII, exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan, causing a crater in a taxiway and leading to the cancellation of over 80 flights. Fortunately, there were no casualties, and no aircraft were in the vicinity at the time of the blast.
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Members of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron EOD team rendered safe and removed a WWII-era Japanese grenade from a construction site at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The Type 97, standard-issue Japanese hand grenade was discovered in Munition Storage Area 1 last month.
A spokesperson from the 36th Wing said in an email, "[The] general public was not in danger ... due to the quick actions of the Andersen EOD team." The unexploded grenade was found by "the Materials [Munitions and] of Explosive Concern clearance contractor on a construction site."
The Type 97 a common type of fragmentation hand grenade used by Japanese forces during WWII.
Assateague, Maryland UXO discovered on the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore has been safely disposed in a controlled detonation by Dover Air Force Base EOD.
The WWII-era ordnance was found near the parking lot closest to the entrance. Lifeguards assisted in clearing the area, and a cordon was established.
Norfolk, Virginia Bomb squad technicians responded to a Norfolk home after a man discovered a WWII-era MK II grenade while digging up a shrub in his backyard.
Andrew Taunton told reporters, "I was finding little rocks, little river rocks and I ended up picking up one of them and was like, well that shape's not a rock." Turns out he was holding an old hand grenade. According to Taunton, the top of it where the pin should have been, was cut off.
Jersey, United Kingdom Islander Mike Beaugeard received "quite a surprise" while on a walk at Egypt, Trinity on the Channel Islands. Nestled in the grass along the path was an anti-tank shell. He said that the munition was about four or five inches wide and around ten inches long.
Grafenwoehr, Germany Two Allied Forces bombs were found at a former train station during construction. The two bombs were identified as an 1,000-pound bomb and an 1,100-pound WII era bomb.
Keyham, England Devon and Cornwall Police and Royal Navy EOD responded to a home in Keyham after a man struck a suspected WWII bomb with a spade. A 200-meter cordon was established and homes in the area evacuated.
The man was reportedly helping dig out the rear yard of his daughter's home with a builder in preparation for an extension. He told reporters, "We actually found it about a week ago. I hit something with a spade, but we weren't sure what it was at first. Since then, we've had so much rain, the bank collapsed, then there was more rain on Friday, and it's been revealed more and more."
Bukit Timah, Singapore Singapore army specialists safely detonated a 100kg, WWII-era bomb discovered in Singapore's northeastern suburb of Bukit Timah . More than 4,000 people were evacuated from nearby residences for the controlled detonation.
Tonyrefail, Wales A resident in a Welsh village was shocked to unearth a mortar round while gardening. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, South Wales Police, and the Army all responded to assist in the safe removal of the mortar which was later destroyed by a controlled detonation in a nearby field.
Taunton, United Kingdom Authorities responded to the Richard Huish College in after construction workers unearthed UXO from a rugby field. British Army EOD was called in to carry out a controlled explosion on the unidentified military munition.
The ordnance is believed to be a WWII relic left behind following German bombing during WWII.
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