Old bomb found in Hampshire village
An old bomb has been found in a Hampshire village this evening.
Police are working with bomb disposal units after the discovery of the explosive device near Winchester.
A controlled explosion took place earlier by members of the disposal units after the discovery of the bomb was made in Crawley.
#keepingyousafe #Crawley update @royalnavy bomb disposal conducted a controlled explosion. See clip ZW46 22180 pic.twitter.com/ZAScpkCC24
— Hants Response Cops (@HCResponseCops) 29 September 2017
It comes just weeks after an unexploded wartime bomb was found on the coast of Warsash.
Earlier this month, Hillhead Coastguard had been alerted to the scene by a member of the public who found the shell on the ground, with disposal officers from the Royal Navy called.
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