The Australian believed to be in his 40s was working to decommission an undetonated bomb that exploded in a residential area of Honiara.
An Australian chemical weapons expert is one of two people who have been killed in a bomb blast in the Solomon Islands overnight.
The Solomon Islands are littered with undentonated explosives - known as unexploded ordnance - from World War II, according to NPA.Per Nergaard, Deputy Secretary General of the organisation, said the accident - which happened around 8pm local time on Sunday evening - was a very rare occurrence.Sydney Morning Herald.
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