UK: Gunpowder found at Norwich charity recycling centre detonated


Bomb disposal experts were called to a former recycling centre after a tin of gunpowder was discovered by a worker during refurbishment work. The 1kg (2.2lb) tin was found at the former Mile Cross household waste centre in Swanton Road, Norwich.

Norfolk-based charity The Benjamin Foundation now operates in the unit, recycling electrical items. Police said the Army was contacted and a “team from Colchester attended and safely detonated the gunpowder”.

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Source: BBC News