Dozens of World War II bombs unearthed at children's playground in northern England

Dozens of World War II bombs have been found during construction work at a childrens playground in northern England.

LONDON — It could have been an explosive discovery. But luckily, more than 170 World War II bombs lying underneath a children's playground in northeastern England did not go off and workers were able to recover them.

Construction workers found the first bomb when they began work on the Scotts Park playground in the small town of Wooler last month, Kerren Rodgers, a spokesperson for the local Parish Council, told NBC News Tuesday. Since then, she said 176 bombs had been recovered.

Describing the find as “unexpected,” the council said in a news release Friday that bomb disposal experts, Brimstone Site Investigations, had been called in to search the site for more explosives.

The explosives, each weighing 10 pounds, were described as "practice bombs." Cllr Mark Mather / Wooler Parish CouncilOn their first day, they uncovered 65 practice bombs, each weighing 10 pounds, in an area just over 10 square feet, the release said.

“Whilst this ordnance is described a practice bombs, they do still carry a charge,” the release said. By the end of the second day, a further 90 practice bombs had been recovered, it added.

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