The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) removed 294 kg Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) at Taro airstrip in Choiseul Province on 12 September 2022.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) National Security and Operation Support (NSOS) Mr Ian Vaevaso said the UXO is from the United States (US) used during World War II in the Solomon Islands during the war.
DC Vaevaso said the other small bomb also removed from the same location which total up to two UXOs. EOD Team are working close with the provincial government for the render safe of those bombs.