A Second World War bouncing mine has been found in a Devon recycling centre. Police in Kingsbridge confirmed that the unexploded ordnance was discovered at Torr Quarry earlier today (Saturday October 14).
A spokesperson for Kingsbridge Police said the Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Squad from Plymouth was called in after the mine was found by staff. The Bomb Squad later identified the unexploded device as German S-mine dating back to the Second World War. German S-mine, also known as the “Bouncing Betty” on the Western Front and “frog-mine” on the Eastern Front, was the best-known version of a class of mines known as bounding mines.
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Source: DevonLive