Bomb squad swarms village after unexploded shell from WWI found in garden
A BOMB disposal team swarmed a residential garden in an Oxfordshire village after a shell from the First World War was discovered.
Officers from Cherwell and West LPA responded to a report of suspected 'unexploded ordnance' found in Bloxham, near the Cotswolds, on Friday.
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Soldiers from the 11 EOD Regiment of the Royal Logistics Corp, who are responsible for counter terrorist explosive disposal, identified the find as an 18lb shell from 1915.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the police confirmed that the shell was safely removed from the area and destroyed with a controlled explosion in a nearby field owned by a farmer.
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