A bomb blast near the Solomon Islands on Sunday killed at least two people in a search for a World War II bomb.
Stephen “Luke” Atkinson, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and his Australian Australian partner Trent Lee were killed Sunday in an explosion in the Tasahe area of Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands on the northwest coast. Guadalajara.
Both were employed by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), working with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force to work out the Centralized Database Mapping Un-Explosive Orders from World War II.
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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Solomon Islands was the site of a massive military operation by the United States and other Allied forces against the Japanese Imperial Navy on the Pacific front during World War II. Thousands of explosives were left behind in the aftermath of the conflict.
It was not immediately clear if the man was actively trying to detonate the bomb at the time of the blast.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said NPA survey teams typically go out first to confirm the location of unexploded ordnance before sharing its information with the disposal team. Lee listed himself as a “chemical weapons consultant” on his personal Facebook page.
A bomb blast near the town of Huniara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, has killed at least two bomb experts. (Royal Solomon Islands Police Force)
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Describing the incident as a “tragic accident”, NPA Deputy Secretary-General Pierre Nergaard said in a statement that “the investigation needs to be completed before any conclusion can be reached on the cause of the incidents.”
“The safety and security of our staff is our highest priority,” Nergard said. “So far, we know there has been an explosion with fatal consequences. Now our main priority is to help relatives and colleagues and clarify what has happened. ”
NPA Secretary General Henriette Kylie Westrin added, “We are devastated by what has happened, and for the loss of two good colleagues.” “Our thoughts and deepest condolences reach his family, relatives and staff.”
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The NPA, which employs 1,850 D-miners in 19 countries around the world, said its activities in Solomon Islands have been temporarily suspended pending investigation. In addition to mining and disarmament, the Norwegian charity, founded in 1939, also focuses on development and humanitarian aid, according to its website.
