The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) has confirmed a second dead in relation to a bomb blast incident on the eastern side of Hells Point, close to Tenaru area on 24 December 2021.
The second person was rushed to the National Referral Hospital after the incident while the other died at the scene. Health authorities confirmed the second adult male person died on 6 January 2022.
Supervising Deputy Commissioner Operation, Joseph Manelugu says, “The EOD first responder arrived and secured the scene few minutes after the blast. The evidence located and gathered at the scene indicated that the victims were tampering with the unexploded ordnance (UXO) which caused it to explode.”
