Plymouth, England Police officers and Royal Navy UXO technicians responded after an unexploded WWII bomb was discovered on a building site in Plymouth, forcing the evacuation of approximately 1,200 homes in the area.

The explosive experts worked through the night assessing the 550-lb device, and a 400-meter cordon was established in the area, according to the Plymouth City Council.

The munition was identified as a German SC250 air-dropped weapon. Four hundred tons of sand was provided by the Council to stabilize and secure the device while enhanced Xray equipment was used for a detailed assessment.

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Culloden, Scotland Archaeologists discovered an unexploded cannonball from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history. According to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), it was located at Culloden Battlefield, just outside Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

The mortar was found during excavations in October 2025, but officials did not announce the discovery until April 16, the date which marked the 280th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden.

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Pasay City, Philippines Construction workers alerted police and airport authorities after uncovering several old, corroded bomb items during excavation at the Juliet Extension Taxiway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. According to officials, Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP) EOD responded to assess and safely recover ten 50-pound inert general-purpose bombs and eighteen 25-pound inert general-purpose bombs.

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Colombes, France An unexploded WWII munition found during construction on Rue des Champarons forced the evacuation of several thousand residents in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. According to police, approximately 800 officers responded to secure the area while explosives experts attempted to defuse the device.

After unsuccessful attempts to remove the detonator, a controlled detonation plan led to all within a 450-meter radius evacuation zone. Local official Alexandre Brugere said that the intervention was "risky," due to the bomb's age and condition.

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Nieuwpoort, Belgium Archaeologists recently uncovered hundreds of medieval munitions at a construction site in Belgium. According to a press release from the city, approximately 450 cannonballs dating back to as early as 1350 A.D., were uncovered during construction of an administrative center in Nieuwpoort.

"Their high degree of standardization and quality finishing suggests they were more likely intended for firearms, notably, the variation in sizes points to a highly diverse arsenal," the statement said.

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Guam Local and federal responders successfully coordinated the retrieval of two separate UXO discoveries within a two-day span.

The first incident occurred when the Guam Police Department (GPD) received reports of a suspected mortar round located along Route 17 near Windmill Farm in Yona. The Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense (GHS-OCD) coordinated with Joint Region Marianas to dispatch a military EOD team. EOD Technicians safely secured the area and cleared the munition, requiring no road closures or evacuations.

The following evening, a second mortar shell was discovered at Rizal Beach in Hågat. GPD officers responded to secure the shoreline perimeter while GHS-OCD once again requested military EOD support. The scene was declared safe less than an hour later, again without the need for evacuations or road closures.

Smithfield, Rhode Island A residential street was temporarily closed, after UXO was discovered inside a home during a routine cleanout.

Local fire officials initially responded to a residence on Church Street following reports that a civilian had found a military shell. Upon arriving and evaluating the scene, responders located a total of two unexploded munitions situated on the second floor of the property.

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Vernon, British Columbia members of the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) formally approved a settlement Agreement with the Canadian federal government regarding UXO resulting from historical military training on band lands.

The agreement, which includes an interim financial plan for the settlement funds, passed with over 70 percent approval from the community. While the specific financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed, the Agreement officially paves the way for dedicated UXO clearance operations.

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