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"The UN has confirmed that today's incident did not occur in the course of normal EOD operations and resulted from ordnance being fired at or dropped on the building in which the team was working," he added.

Supt McDowell added this was a "highly complex operation" with a disposal team comprised of members of the Army's 321 EOD and search squadron.

Yet as the authors admit in the study, "this investigation represents the initial exploration of the uncharted impact of electric eel EOD, but it does not directly establish its significance within the natural environment."

The researchers add that further research will be required, with corresponding author Atsuo Iida from Nagoya University telling New Scientist that he plans follow-up studies on EOD and gene transfer with smaller organisms like plankton and bacteria.

For Hungary’s EOD and Riverine Guard Regiment, such tasks are a daily routine.