Tewkesbury, England A bomb disposal unit responded after a suspected UXO was found in a backyard garden. Tina Otto was gardening with her son-in-law when they found the suspicious device.
Army EOD responded to assess the item according to Gloucestershire Police. Neighbors in the area were advised to stay indoors until a decision could be made on the item's disposal or removal.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The site is located at the southernmost point of Bellows Air Force Station, north of Waimanalo Bay State Recreation Area. It has been designated "off limits" to the public, but officials say the no trespassing signs do little to keep people out.
Despite cleanup efforts which began years ago, the area which was once used as an urban warfare training site, likely still contains UXO.
"We don't want people to come stumbling across" the munitions, said state Department of Health Environmental Specialist Sven Lindstrom. He added that the site is "easily accessible from the state park from the beach, and there's areas where you can kind of cut through along the stream bed from Waimanalo to get to the beach."
Cambridgeshire, England A member of the Ickleton Allotment Society recently discovered a hand grenade while planting asparagus at their plot in Cambridgeshire. According to Cambridgeshire Police, officers responded, sealed off the area, and sent images to the army's EOD team.
In a statement police said, "In this instance it was a genuine grenade and the team carried out a controlled explosion. If you ever come across something similar, please give us a call."
Hereford, England British Army EOD from Ashchurch Troop, 721 EOD squadron, 11 EOD and Search Regiment carried out a controlled explosion of a WWII bomb in the parking lot of a racecourse in Hereford. According to the Ministry of Defense, a 29mm Spigot Mortar (anti-tank weapon) was found in nearby. West Mercia Police requested the EOD response, and the area was cordoned off.
After residents were evacuated from the area, the team conducted a controlled explosion in the racecourse parking lot. "The bomb wasn't actually found on our site," said Hereford's general manager Camilla Esling.
Kaiserslautern, Germany The discovery of a 550-pound WWII bomb on a construction site led to a large-scale evacuation in downtown Kaiserslautern, home to multiple U.S. bases and the largest overseas American military community.
Police and emergency workers evacuated residents in a 300-meter radius around the site, and an EOD team responded to defuse the UXO. The disposal team quickly removed one detonator from the bomb, but a second detonator was deformed because of the excavation, according to a city statement. That delayed disposal until further materials could be delivered to the site, city officials said.
Kuwana, Japan A 2000-lb unexploded WWII bomb was safely removed from a construction site in central Japan by members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), according to Kuwana's Crisis Management Office. The soldiers defused the American-made aerial bomb at a construction site before it was safely removed.
A 984-foot cordon was setup around the site and nearly 200 people were evacuated as roads and the nearby Nagara River waterway were sealed off.
Surrey, England A man working in his garden found more than weeds when he uncovered a projectile. After handling the item for a brief period, the homeowner opted to call the local authorities to respond. Surrey Police and Surrey Fire and Rescue responded as well as a EOD team (responding unit not identified) to secure and dispose of the hazard.
Osaka, Japan Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members removed an unexploded WWII-era bomb discovered on the construction site for a future university campus. Approximately 3,750 people were evacuated from the exclusion zone set up around the site, and one road was blocked in the area during removal operations.
Wroclaw, Poland Several thousand residents of Wroclaw, Poland's third largest city, were evacuated after a massive WWII bomb was discovered during construction on a housing estate. Army EOD responded to remove the device and safely detonate it at a military training range.
Marek Gwozdz, a spokesperson for the army training center for engineering and chemical-response teams in Wroclaw said, "An aerial bomb weighing about 500 kg was found at a depth of about four meters. After reconnaissance and consultations with the police, it was decided that the unexploded bomb would be removed."
A 1,000 meter cordon was established and a voluntary evacuation ordered while the ordnance was disposed of safely by the technicians. Such finds are common in Poland which was heavily bombed by invading German forces at the start of WWII and later by Allied forces during the subsequent German occupation.
Marpi, Saipan Marcelino "Max" Aguon made a startling discovery while cleaning the parking area of the Grotto in Marpi a WWII UXO. Aguon's boss, Ray Sablan of Parks and Recreation, who was also at the site at the time, notified authorities of the find.
A Department of Fire and Emergency Services specialist responded to remove the unidentified ordnance for proper disposal. Aguon took the opportunity to remind community members who may find ordnance to call 911 immediately. Do not touch or disturb it, he said.
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