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Children discover bomb in Wiltshire forest and police cordon off area

byDaniel Jae Webb
6 July 2023 • 8.06am
Children discover bomb in Wiltshire forest and police cordon off area
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Children discovered a bomb in a Wiltshire forest on Monday evening (3 July).

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Police were called to the scene off Grand Avenue, Savernake, and cordoned off the area.

It’s believed the World War II munition was located by Beavers from a local Scout group.

Army explosives ordnance disposal officers attended the scene on Tuesday (4 July) and carried out a controlled detonation to make the scene safe.


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