Man dies after WWII bomb explosion: Call for US to clean up its 'mess' in Pacific
A man has been killed and three people injured after an explosion in the Solomon Islands. Pic: Solomon Islands PoliceThe death of a man in the Solomon Islands has prompted a call for the US and others to clean up some of the dangerous weapons they left behind during the Second World War.
Inspector Clifford Tunuki, from Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, said on Facebook that the explosion happened during a fundraising event in the capital Honiara on Sunday. Mr Hilly's cousin Claude Posala told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that the US has a"moral obligation" to remove the weapons.
After Japan withdrew from Guadalcanal in 1943, much of it was left behind, some of it even tossed into the ocean as troops hurried to get home. The threat means much of the land is useless for farming or infrastructure, it limits tourism and the fishing industry, and - of course - poses an extreme risk to people's safety.SafeGround's John Rodsted told The Sydney Morning Herald last year:"World War Two ended, everyone went home and everyone forgot about it and the locals just got stuck with these stockpiles."
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