Englewood, Florida The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office responded to a beach in Englewood after children discovered a barnacle-encrusted object they believed to be a scuba tank. Much to their surprise, the item turned out to be WWII-era UXO.

The children reportedly touched the ordnance and took photos of it before someone realized it could be dangerous. "I was shivering when I heard it was a bomb," said Maci Martinez, one of the children who found it.

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Kano, Nigeria The Kano Police Command confirmed that an explosion on the eastern bypass occurred and was caused by UXO rather than an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) following an investigation by their EOD team.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Hussaini Abdullahi, revealed that the UXOs were inadvertently transported with scrap metal and one exploded during offloading, resulting in five fatalities and several injuries. A total of nine UXO items were recovered post-incident.

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Wake County, North Carolina The 722nd Ordnance Company from Fort Bragg responded to a Wake County backyard after a family reported what they believed to be a military munition in their chicken coop.

EOD arrived after Raleigh Police notified them about the possible UXO. It was identified as a 30mm training round that Wake New Hope Fire Chief Ronny Mizell described as more than a foot long.

Mizell said it appeared to have been in the family's yard for a while. The munition was deemed safe to move and was taken to Fort Bragg for disposal.

York County, Pennsylvania A shopping plaza was shut down after suspected UXO was found near donation bins on the property. Newberry Township Police responded to Newberry Commons after reports of potential explosive devices in a laundry basket by the bins.

Responding officers called in the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Device and Explosives Unit. The team determined that the grenades were inert and removed them for proper disposal.