UK: Unexploded World War Two bomb found on river bank

An unexploded historic bomb has been discovered of the banks of the River Arun in West Sussex. The Royal Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and officers from Sussex Police worked on Saturday morning to safely remove the ordnance, found near Read More …

UK: Explosives found on Medmerry Beach, near Chichester

A controlled explosion was carried out on Medmerry Beach, Selsey, near Chichester on Sunday (March 17) after the Coastguard Rescue Team was called to reports of suspected ordnance. “The team located several pieces of ordnance, photos were taken and sent Read More …

UK: Man arrested after armed officers and snipers were called to report of ‘suspicious package’ in West Sussex

A man has been arrested after armed police, bomb disposal squads and snipers descended on a police station in West Sussex when a suspicious package was discovered this afternoon. Officers surrounded the Burgess Hill Police Station in West Sussex after Read More …

UK: Unexploded ‘Second World War devices’ found near Standon are blown up by Army bomb disposal team

Two bombs allegedly from the Second World War were unearthed in woodland near Standon over the Christmas period. The devices were detonated in a controlled explosion carried out by Army bomb disposal experts that was heard from Puckeridge to the Read More …

UK: Second World War explosive detonated on Selsey beach

A Second World War explosive was detonated on a beach this morning. Selsey Coastguard was called to the beach in front of the RNLI Lifeboat station in Selsey last night shortly before 6.30pm after a diver discovered an explosive, suspected Read More …