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Australian killed in Solomon Islands bomb blast

Bomb scene under investigation in Honiara.

Bomb scene under investigation in Honiara. Source: Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

An Australian bomb disposal expert and his British colleague have died in an explosion of suspected World War Two munitions in the Solomon Islands. Cause of the blast is unknown.


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By Stefan Armbruster, Julia Carr-Catzel, Claudia Farhart

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An Australian bomb disposal expert and his British colleague have died in an explosion of suspected World War Two munitions in the Solomon Islands. Cause of the blast is unknown.



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