![Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/pxl-20250207-110414581.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill)
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Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery.
Local officials in the town of Wooler, Northumberland called in bomb disposal experts after workers involved in a planned overhaul of Scotts Play Park found unexploded ordnance, the parish council said in a statement sent to CNN on Monday.
Two bombs were initially removed by the British Army, the UK Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The parish council was then advised that a full survey of the area was required, according to a council spokesperson.
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