Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Clyde area, New Zealand on Sun 10th March 2024

A small Central Otago town was shaken by a blast yesterday afternoon, when the bomb squad detonated two explosives found on the banks of the Clutha River.

Speaking to the Otago Daily Times at the scene, Senior Constable Graham Perkins, of Alexandra, said two explosives had been neutralised by two members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) explosive ordnance disposal team.

"It doesn’t happen every day in Clyde," Snr Const Perkins said.
"It’s a bit of excitement for the town."
The explosive was identified as PowerGel, a commercial product used in construction.
Emergency services were called to Miners Lane on Sunday about 1.20pm after a member of the public found two 15-inch tubes on the river bank.
Clyde Volunteer Fire Brigade established a cordon and handed the scene over to police later that afternoon.