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Associated Press
09-06-2025
- Associated Press
Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures at least 1 Japanese soldier
TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at or near a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa injured at least one Japanese soldier but the injury is not life threatening, Japanese defense officials said Monday. The Self Defense Force's joint staff said they are looking into reports of an explosion at Kadena Air Base that occurred while a team of Japanese soldiers that specializes in handling unexploded ordnance was working near or at the base. The SDF said they are trying to confirm the cause of the accident and where it occurred.
Sky News
04-06-2025
- General
- Sky News
Cologne: Around 20,000 people being evacuated after unexploded Second World War bombs discovered
Around 20,000 people are being evacuated from their homes in the German city of Cologne as experts try to defuse three Second World War bombs. It's the biggest ever post-war evacuation in the city and follows the discovery of two 1,000kg and one 500kg American devices on Monday. The size of the bombs means that a thousand-metre danger zone has to be cordoned off and closed. Starting from 8am on Wednesday, officials will go door-to-door to check that businesses and houses in Cologne's Old Town and Deutz areas are empty. Nine schools, 58 hotels, a hospital, the main city hall and the area close to Cologne's famous UNESCO-listed cathedral are among the numerous places temporarily off limits. Two shelters have been set up for those affected. Second World War. Experts estimate around 20 per cent didn't fully detonate. Some of these so-called "duds" still lie unexploded beneath the streets and have prompted numerous evacuations over the years. In 2024, 31 bombs were found in the city, requiring 17 evacuations, impacting more than 36,000 people. Among the duds discovered were a 1,000kg American bomb and five 500kg bombs, as well as several grenades. 8:18 City officials have told Sky News that the plan is to try to defuse the bombs. If that isn't possible, then another option would potentially be to detonate them safely. This would be a much larger operation and require sand and water to be brought to the area to help limit the blast damage. Authorities hope that if all goes to plan, bomb disposal experts will be able to defuse them in time to allow people to return to their houses by Wednesday night.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
PHOTOS: Possible World War I weapons found at Vancouver airfield
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple weapons that could be over 100 years old were discovered at a Vancouver airport on Tuesday. Vancouver police that an archaeologist found what appeared to be a UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) during construction at . According to authorities, the weapon could be a Stokes mortar from World War I. 'U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel were called in to assist, and came up with a plan to safely detonate the item on site. They dug a hole in the ground and the device was safely detonated,' Vancouver police said. Authorities also said that several other mortars were located and detonated on Wednesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
