British Coastguard Disposes of WWII Munition on Welsh Beach

Ynyslas, Wales His Majesty's (HM) Coastguard Borth and HM Coastguard Aberystwyth responded to Ynyslas beach, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, to reports of suspected ordnance.

The area was immediately cordoned off but the munition was soon covered by the tide. The next morning, the Coastguard team returned to meet an EOD unit who safely disposed of the unidentified UXO.

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Japanese Grenade Removed from Guam Construction Site

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.


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