UK: Bomb squad explodes live WW1 device donated to Norfolk charity


A live World War One device has been blown up in a controlled explosion after being donated to a charity shop.

It was found among items at the Priscilla Bacon Hospice warehouse near Norwich and identified by a specialist.

Staff were evacuated from the area on Thursday and the bomb squad arrived to remove the live “British WW1 fuse” and blow it up in a nearby farmer’s field.

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Source: BBC News