Unexploded Mortar Found in Thetford Forest
26/10/2020
A controlled explosion was carried out after an unexploded mortar was found in Thetford Forest. A member of the public discovered the device and recognised it immediately, alerting the Police who then mobilised an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team. The EOD team undertook a controlled det...
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Controlled Explosion for Mortar Found in Bolton Skip
23/10/2020
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team undertook a controlled explosion after an unexploded mortar shell was found in a skip in Horwich near Bolton. Local residents were initially evacuated as Police secured the scene and called in the EOD team. The evacuation was lifted after the EOD de...
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Suspected Anti-Tank Round Found During Cambridge Earthworks
22/10/2020
Histon Road in Cambridge was closed in both directions after the discovery of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) during earthworks. Police secured the scene before an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team arrived to remove the device, suspected to be a solid shot anti-tank round used for training. &n...
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Baltic Tallboy Detonates During Attempts to Disarm Bomb
13/10/2020
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operation to disarm a 12,000lb British medium capacity bomb (better known as a Tallboy) in Poland has ended in the device detonating. The bomb had been found a year ago during dredging operations and was always going to prove tricky to safely disarm. 750 r...
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