A German Second World War bomb has been detonated by military bomb disposal experts in a controlled explosion, after it was discovered at a High Speed 2 (HS2) rail site in Warwickshire.
Police had been called to an area of Cubbington Wood, near Leamington Spa, and then handed it over to the British Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists. Speaking to Forces News, HS2 confirmed that the military team identified the munition as a German SC 250 Air-dropped General Purpose High Explosive Bomb and safely carried out the detonation.
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Source: Forces Net