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Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

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Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Boys play soccer across a field using Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs as goal posts in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in the driver's seat of a car in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali bends over to inspect a landmine on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six boys walk across a field carrying Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Prosthetic legs and a crutch are displayed in front of a shelf of deactivated explosives in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a deactivated explosive device in his room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A triangular danger sign is placed near a missile casing collected by Hoshyar Ali in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six deactivated rusty mortar shells collected by Hoshyar Ali rest near a concrete wall in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a tool and a knife while sitting near landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali uses a mine detector to find landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits on a metal-framed bed, with pictures of his achievements on the wall, and gives a V sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A landmine uncovered by Hoshyar Ali remains partially buried in rocky soil in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

A defused Russian shell is shown to journalists after its detonation with the help of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

The commander of a sapper platoon of an engineering and sapper battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who goes by the call sign "Lisnyk" (Forester) shows the results of the use of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system he designed on defused Russian ammunition during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025.(Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

A defused Russian shell is shown to journalists after its detonation with the help of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Spalakh demining system developed in Ukraine

The commander of a sapper platoon of an engineering and sapper battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who goes by the call sign "Lisnyk" (Forester) shows the results of the use of the Spalakh modular cumulative demining system he designed on defused Russian ammunition during tests at one of the training grounds in the Kharkiv direction, Kharkiv region, April 14, 2025.(Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Unexploded bomb in Nagoya

Photo taken on April 5, 2025, shows an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb recovered from a building demolition site in Nagoya, central Japan. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel defused the U.S.-made bomb, found in February, earlier in the day while about 1,500 local residents evacuated from the area.

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Unexploded bomb in Nagoya

Photo taken on April 5, 2025, shows an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb recovered from a building demolition site in Nagoya, central Japan. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel defused the U.S.-made bomb, found in February, earlier in the day while about 1,500 local residents evacuated from the area.

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unexploded Aircraft Bomb Leads To Evacuation - Rotterdam

An unexploded aircraft bomb was found in Rotterdam-West and is being excavated and defused in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on May 30, 2024. About 1,100 residents of Claes de Vrieselaan and the surrounding area had to leave their homes that day. The area is being evacuated just to be safe, the municipality of Rotterdam reports. An emergency ordinance then applies. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demining in Kharkiv Region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - An EOD expert places a metal detection on the stacks of defused landmines as a consolidated squad of the Explosives Service of Ukraine carries out demining works in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Demining in Kharkiv Region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - An EOD expert stands by the stacks of defused landmines as a consolidated squad of the Explosives Service of Ukraine carries out demining works in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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WWII dud bomb found at construction site in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - An unexploded bomb is shown on Aug. 24, 2014, after being defused by a bomb disposal squad of the Ground Self-Defense Force. The 500-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, was discovered at a commercial complex construction site in Kobe, western Japan, in late July.

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4,400 evacuated for WWII bomb disposal in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members use a crane to pick up an unexploded World War II bomb at a construction site in Osaka's Tennoji Ward on Oct. 13. About 4,400 local residents were evacuated and train services were affected while experts defused the bomb, which was apparently dropped by U.S. forces during the war.

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(2)Police, U.S. Air Force finish defusing rockets in Naha

NAHA, Japan - Two officers of a U.S. Air Force explosives disposal team check one of two defused rockets in Naha on Sept. 6. It is one of four U.S. antitank rockets found at locations connected to a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force sergeant who died in a blast in the city of Okinawa on Aug. 31.

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(1)Police, U.S. Air Force finish defusing rockets in Naha

NAHA, Japan - Two Japanese Self-Defense Forces men carry a box containing two defused rockets in Naha on Sept. 6. Japanese police and the U.S. Air Force finished defusing four U.S. antitank rockets found at locations connected to a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force sergeant who died in a blast in the city of Okinawa on Aug. 31.

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GSDF defuses WWII bombshell in center of prefectural capital

NAHA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bomb-disposal squad on Feb. 24 defused a live World War II shell (shown in photo) in the Okinawa prefectural government building in Naha. The shell, along with two others like it, was discovered Feb. 15 in the sea off Naha and taken to an office on the 10th floor of the prefectural government building that evening.