A playground expansion in a small England town turned up a massive stockpile of unexploded World War II-era "practice" bombs.
Over 160 unexploded practice bombs dating all the way back to World War II have been discovered underneath a children’s playground in the United Kingdom, officials said.
So far, 176 bombs have been recovered in the area, and excavators working in the area are expected to find many more.
Although the devices found during construction work were practice bombs, they can be harmful. Officials said there could be ...
The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...
A cache of more than 170 unexploded practice bombs dating back to World War II has been found under a playground in the ...
A chance discovery led officials in northern England to uncover more than 100 practice bombs from World War II buried underneath a playground.
Children in the English town of Wooler in Northumberland are temporarily without a playground after workers found 176 ...
It’s quite something to think the children have been playing on bombs and it’s been a really challenging situation,” Wooler councilor Mark Mather said.