Article 5J01R More than 100 unexploded bombs found in Solomon Islands backyard

More than 100 unexploded bombs found in Solomon Islands backyard

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Georgina Kekea in Honiara and Kate Lyons
from World news | The Guardian on (#5J01R)

A man digging a hole for a new septic system found the second world war ordnance, which are part of a deadly legacy of the war in the Pacific

One hundred and one unexploded second world war bombs have been discovered in a backyard of a home in Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands in the south Pacific.

The unexploded ordnances (UXO) were found by a man who was digging a hole for a new septic system at his property in a residential area.

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