ashley Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 WWII devices exploded in garden Homes in Westfield Close were evacuated Dozens of unexploded WWII bombs have been detonated in a garden in Dorset. The 24 devices were found behind a house in Westfield Close in Wimborne on Thursday and homes within a 300-metre cordon were evacuated. Police said the bombs were phosphorus bomblets, which were distributed to home guard members during the war, but never returned and instead buried. Army bomb disposal experts carried out "a rather loud but controlled explosion", a police spokesman said. Beware those of you who are planning to dig in the garden this weekend!! Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Oooh Oooh . We found some of those too . Think I put a post up about it a while ago . Dug up two crates of them while we were laying a new water main. They made a nice show when they were detonated down on the beach at Mersea. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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