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

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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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