Second world war shell explodes, killing Solomon Islander
The explosion of a shell left from World War II has killed one person and left two others in critical condition in Solomon Islands. Officers from the police explosive ordnance disposal team inspecting the remaining pieces of the WW2 US 105mm high explosive projectile that killed one person and injured three others in Honiara. May 2021 Photo: Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Police said the tragic incident involving four young people happened on Sunday at Lengakiki in Central Honiara, the country's capital. The group had built a woodfire to cook food for a fundraiser unaware that buried dir...