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.
More than 170 bombs from World War II were discovered underneath a children's playground in northern England, officials said, and it is believed that more will be unearthed.The first of the bombs – which still contained a charge – were discovered at the playground in Wooler, Northumberland in January, CBS News partner BBC reported. A total of 176 bombs have now been found so far and experts fear more will be unearthed, according to the BBC.
'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,' officials said in a statement.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.'I never thought as a parish councilor I'd be dealing with bomb disposal,' Mather told the news outlet.
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