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Unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children's playground in England

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Multiple unexploded World War II-era bombs have been discovered in northern England, specifically at a children's playground in the town of Wooler, Northumberland. The first two bombs were uncovered by workers digging foundations, with a total of 176 discovered so far, according to the BBC.

  1. GB
    Mark Mather
    British Conservative Party
    1. These have been found with their fuse and contents still intact — and the detonator burster and smoke filling in particular can still be potentially hazardous.
    2. But it soon became apparent that the scale of the problem was far greater than anyone had anticipated.
    3. It was almost exciting — crikey, we've found two!
    4. It's quite something to think the children have been playing on bombs, and it's been a really challenging situation.
    5. It's not something you normally expect when you develop in a play park.

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sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.The Washington Post
  4. 4.BBC
  5. 5.Sky News
  6. 6.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.World War II
  2. 2.Unexploded Ordnance

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.United KingdomGB

organizations

  1. 1.Home Guard
  2. 2.Brimstone Site Investigation
  3. 3.Australian National University
  4. 4.British Armed Forces
  5. 5.British Ministry of DefenseGB
  6. 6.Conservative Party
  7. 7.Wooler Parish Council

persons

  1. 1.Jenny Gross
  2. 2.Mark MatherGB
  3. 3.Raphael Satter
  4. 4.Alexandra E Petri
  5. 5.Andrew Stewart

technicals

  1. 1.World War II
  2. 2.Brimstone