Formby, England Merseyside Police were called in to reports of a suspected munition found in a Formby yard during renovations. What was at first thought to be an unexploded German bomb was determined by EOD to be old metal pipe, but not before the contractor who found it pounded on it with a hammer.

Timmy Goulbourne had been doing some work at a cottage when he made the discovery. John Robinson, the owner of the cottage, said "We were clearing a pathway last week. We were digging it out with a JCB and Timmy pulled out [what we thought was] the bomb."

Robinson further explained the Goulbourne said, "No, it's not a bomb," and started hitting it with a hammer saying "see, it's not exploding!"

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said, "We can confirm officers attended open land in Formby following the discovery of a metal pipe initially suspected to be an unexploded ordnance. As a precaution the EOD team attended and assessed the object was a rusted metal pipe."

As a reminder, never strike a suspected ordnance item with any other device. Leave it in place and notify authorities.

Tacoma, Washington EOD responded to the Tacoma Police Department after a woman brought an "heirloom" UXO in for disposal. The WWII-era hand grenade was reportedly passed down from a family member who had served in the military.

"While the intentions were good, please don't bring grandpa's war souvenirs to the lobby," the police reminded people in a post on their social media page.

Police spokesperson Shelbie Boyd said that people are well-meaning with they bring in old ordnance, but they should, instead, leave it in place. "You just never know how stable those things are," she said. Better to leave it to the experts to evaluate.

Police department and U.S. Army EOD safely disposed of the live munition.

Boise, Idaho A Washington State Patrol bomb squad responded to a home after a toddler found a grenade in the front yard of his home, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

In a terrifying sequence of events, the child reportedly entered his family home holding the live munition. Bomb squad technicians determined that it was indeed a live WWII-era grenade which appeared to have been outside for quite a while.

The bomb squad safely removed the device to a rural area north of town to dispose of it. No word as to how the ordnance got there or how long it had been in the family's yard.

Dundalk, Maryland Baltimore County Police responded to a parking lot near a medical facility for reports of a suspect ordnance. Once on the scene, officers determined that what was first thought to be a Claymore mine, was instead a novelty trailer hitch cover.

The building was evacuated, and a perimeter was established while experts examined the item. A Claymore mine is actually an anti-personnel mine developed by US Armed Forces. It was named after a large medieval Scottish sword and would certainly not make for a good trailer hitch!

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.

Cambridgeshire, England Construction workers digging trenches for drains found 76 WWII bombs in a farmland pit near the Cambridge Gliding Club. According to Cambridgeshire Police, EOD was called in to remove the practice bombs from an ordnance disposal pit dug deep in a field for a controlled explosion.

Ayrshire, Scotland An EOD team responded to Irvine Beach after an unidentified UXO was reported. A spokesperson from Police Scotland said, "Around 2.45pm on Tuesday, 16 September, 2025, officers received a report of an unexploded ordnance on Irvine beach. EOD attended and a controlled explosion was carried out."

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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."

Frankfurt, Germany A large WWII-era UXO has been safely disposed of after it was found by construction workers during work on a new terminal. The A5 motorway was closed during the detonation which was conducted at the conclusion of the day which marks the end of normal airport operations and a night-flight ban.

Ahead of the operations, a FRAPORT airport operator stated that the disruption of passenger services would be limited, "The flight traffic is not affected as the night flights are banned in Frankfurt." A 500-meter cordon was established while firefighters and pyrotechnics carried out the controlled detonation.

Frankfurt, like many other German cities, was intensely bombarded during WWII. UXO finds are common in excavation and construction work in these cities.

Army bomb disposal experts were called and roads closed after a suspect UXO was found in a steam near Sheffield General Cemetery. South Yorkshire Police and the army recovered and disposed of the device which was identified as an inert grenade.

In a statement police said, "It is reported that suspected unexploded ordnance was found in the Porter Brook. Officers attended and a 100 meter cordon was put in place. The EOD team attended the scene and established that the object was a grenade and that it was inert. The grenade was recovered for disposal, and the cordon was closed at around 7.30pm."