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Electricians find unexploded WWII bomb in Birmingham

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  1. sniper1946

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    BBC News - Electricians find unexploded WWII bomb in Birmingham
    The workers were rewiring a loft in Balsall Common, near Coventry, on Tuesday when they found a suspected German pipe bomb, police said.
    West Midland Police secured the scene and called bomb disposal experts.
    "They x-rayed the cylindrical shell, which was about 10 inches (25cm) and confirmed it was a live incendiary device," a spokesman said.
    The device was found packed inside a secure, explosive-resistant box, police said.
     
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    That's bizarre - wonder how that could have happened? The keepsake story doesn't really fit this kind of object.
     
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