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Unexploded bomb found in kitchen cupboard

By T.K. Randall
April 26, 2013 · Comment icon 10 comments

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A man showing his family around his new home in Wales came across a WWII bomb in a cupboard.
24-year-old Henry Southall had been giving his parents a tour of the property at Porthmadog when they came upon the unexploded device in the kitchen. Bomb disposal experts were soon on the scene and took it to a deserted beach nearby where it was discharged in an explosion that left a large crater in the sand and that could be heard two miles away.

"I'm glad I found it when I did," said Southall. "I wouldn't have wanted it going off while I was in bed upstairs." The bomb disposal team told him that the device had contained 16lbs of explosives.
A man showing his family around his new home in Gwynedd found an unexploded bomb in his kitchen cupboard. Henry Southall, 24, and his parents were exploring the seaside property at Porthmadog when they discovered the device from World War II.


Source: BBC News | Comments (10)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by third_eye 11 years ago
I thought they're going to have it for dinner ?
Comment icon #2 Posted by Hilander 11 years ago
Wow, that little get together could of been a real blast.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Princess Serenity 11 years ago
That would have scared the crap outta me. [shakes head]
Comment icon #4 Posted by AliveInDeath7 11 years ago
Imagine that.. I would've kept it.
Comment icon #5 Posted by third_eye 11 years ago
it'll make an interesting chiffon cake
Comment icon #6 Posted by sergeantflynn 11 years ago
....handy door-stop......
Comment icon #7 Posted by Nasty Gash 11 years ago
Do the Welsh not inspect properties before they purchase same?
Comment icon #8 Posted by ealdwita 11 years ago
Pedantry alert.... The photo above is an empty 18lb artillery shell! (Taff probably thought it was a jelly mould!)
Comment icon #9 Posted by CRIPTIC CHAMELEON 11 years ago
Now that's what I call a bomb gateau.
Comment icon #10 Posted by -M7 11 years ago
-insert funny joke here-


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