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Deadly legacy: Explosives in the Baltic Sea
1.6 million tons of munitions from both world wars are in the Baltic Sea off Germany s coast. Some never exploded and others were dumped into the sea after the war ended.
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Reefton revival - small town sniffs gold fever
13 minutes to read The rock face is a dripping mask of greywacke and argillite, illuminated by the lights of the jumbo , as the rock drilling machine is known in mining jargon. The diamond drills extend toward the tunnel s end, manipulated by twin booms. Once the drilling is complete, explosives finish the job and the tunnel advances at a rate of about 8 metres a day.
The drills are silent for the moment but despite the damp, the air is dusty. And the tunnel is filled with the thrum of the ventilation system and the low rumble of a huge front-end loader. Back and forth it travels between the rubble in the tunnel s depths and the surface, a length of some 300m.
Bomb disposal teams of the Pulgaon based Central Ammunition Depot were tasked with clearing stockpiles of seized explosives and dangerous scrap material, following the Beirut port explosion last year, which raised awareness about the danger of such materials at yards close to inhabited areas.
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+ May 03, 2021 AUTHORITIES have arrested two alleged suppliers of improvised explosive device (IED) components in Jolo, Sulu, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday, May 3, 2021.
Akkang Suraili Omaron of Barangay Tulay in Jolo and Mardan Dammang Jamasali from Barangay Latih, Patikul were arrested in a drug bust on Sunday, May 2.
They will be charged with violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Act and RA 9516, or illegal/ unlawful possession, manufacture, dealing In, acquisition or disposition of firearms, ammunition or explosives.
Seized during the operation were ammunition of caliber .45 pistol and IED components such as blasting caps, time fuse cord, about a kilogram of suspected ammonium nitrate, 81mm mortar shell, nails, marbles, aluminum pipes and wire switches.