A worker who found an unexploded bomb in a back garden has spoken about the discovery
Aram Mahmoud found the item while putting fence posts in for a house on Bradford Road, and said he recognised the explosive instantly due to growing up in Iraq. Mr Mahmoud said: “We were putting up concrete posts and we were digging and we found a rocket. “We called...
Historic ordnance detonated near Inverness Caledonian Thistle stadium
Bomb disposal squads have detonated a piece of historic ordnance just yards from the Inverness Caledonian Thistle stadium. Supporters were prevented from collecting tickets for the Championship side’s Scottish Cup clash with Livingston tomorrow while Royal Navy explosive experts carried out a controlled explosion on the shoreline of the...
Seven Unexploded WWII Bombs Found at German Tesla Factory Site
German munitions experts had to defuse seven unexploded World War II bombs at the site where Tesla wants to build its new Gigafactory, CNBC reports. Tesla is working on opening a massive car factory, the fourth Gigafactory after Nevada, Buffalo, and Shanghai, near Berlin on a 300 hectare site....
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Unexploded wartime bomb removed from Crockenhill Primary School’s playground in Swanley
The school was evacuated and two roads surrounding the school were closed as the bomb squad moved in. More than 200 pupils were evacuated from a primary school after an unexploded wartime bomb was discovered in its playground. The bomb was found at Crockenhill Primary School in Swanley just...
Soho streets evacuated over WW2 bomb find
Several streets in London’s central Soho district were evacuated after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found. Police were called to Dean Street at about 13:50 GMT after the ordnance was discovered during building work. Soho Hotel, the Soho Theatre and the Groucho Club were all evacuated. A...
Venice shuts down to defuse unexploded WW2 bomb
Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from the port Marghera area in Venice on Sunday during an operation to defuse a world war two-era bomb discovered last month during work on sewer lines. Weighing 225 kilograms and at least 75-years-old, the contained about 129 kilograms of TNT. “It still carried...
Bomb found at Tata Steel
A bomb was found at Tata Steel in Port Talbot. Bomb disposal experts were called to the scene. The bomb, thought to be from the Second World War, was found buried in the ground during digging on site at around 3.30pm on Thursday 23.1.20. South Wales Police said there...
Controlled explosion carried out after mortar bomb discovery
HM Coastguard rescue officers from Lowestoft secured Covehithe Beach after a mortar bomb was found, with the Royal Logistics Corps Bomb Disposal carrying out a controlled explosion at the scene. Picture: HM Coastguard Lowestoft. It came after coastguards had issued a warning to people walking on beaches after ordnance...
Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after military shell is found on Ayrshire school site
A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion this morning after a military shell was found on the building site of a new Ayrshire school. The shock discovery was made on Tuesday afternoon (14.1.20) in Stevenston at the site of a new Additional Supports Needs school being built...
