{"id":5236,"date":"2025-02-10T19:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-than-170-world-war-ii-bombs-found-under-childrens-playground-in-england\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T19:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:08:04","slug":"more-than-170-world-war-ii-bombs-found-under-childrens-playground-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-than-170-world-war-ii-bombs-found-under-childrens-playground-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 170 World War II bombs found under children&#8217;s playground in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>More than 170 bombs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/world-war-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">World War II<\/a> were discovered underneath a children&#8217;s playground in northern England, officials said, and it is believed that more will be unearthed.<\/p>\n<p>The first of the bombs \u2013 which still contained a charge \u2013 were discovered at the playground in Wooler, Northumberland in January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy0821yqr4wo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS News partner BBC<\/a> reported. A total of 176 bombs have now been found so far and experts fear more will be unearthed, according to the BBC.  <\/p>\n<p>The playground was in the process of being updated when staff found a suspicious object while digging the foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s quite something to think the children have been playing on bombs and it&#8217;s been a really challenging situation,&#8221; local councilor Mark Mather told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Wooler Parish Council said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/northumberlandparishes.uk\/wooler\/article\/press-release-legacy-ordnance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a> that Brimstone Site Investigations was hired to survey the playground and that it quickly became apparent that the &#8220;scale of the problem was far greater than anyone had anticipated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Officials said 65 <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/wwii-era-bomb-explodes-in-england-in-unplanned-detonation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">practice bombs<\/a><\/span> weighing about 10 pounds each were found in an area of less than 10 square meters. Smoke cartridges were recovered from the same pit.<\/p>\n<p>Another 90 practice bombs were found in about a 20 square feet area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the large amount of ordnance buried, the site survey could not be completed in the anticipated 2 days and a further deployment would be necessary,&#8221; officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More WW2 bombs found under children&#8217;s playpark <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WPjaFFSiw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/4WPjaFFSiw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCNews\/status\/1888861734447857771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It is believed the area where the playground was initially built was used as a Home Guard training ground and the bombs were buried at the end of the war, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never thought as a parish councilor I&#8217;d be dealing with bomb disposal,&#8221; Mather told the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mather, work to dispose of the bombs is anticipated to continue at least through the middle of February.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was not immediately clear who would pay for all the work but that the Northumberland County Council agreed to cover the cost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Army will not support us in any way, either looking for the ordnance or removing it, which has been extremely disappointing,&#8221; Mather told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defense confirmed to the BBC that a team attended the site twice in January but did not speak to the local council&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly this find was unexpected but we are pleased to have been able to find the extra funding to allow this crucial work to be done safely,&#8221; a spokesperson for the county council said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Unexploded bombs from World War II have detonated without warning before. Last October, a bomb dropped by the U.S. during the war\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-wwii-bomb-explodes-japan-airport-runway-flights-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">exploded at an airport in Japan<\/a><\/span>, causing a large crater on a runway. 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