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Bomb squad called after WW2 devices found in pit

News imageCambridgeshire Police Dozens of old bombs are lined up in a field behind a truck. The bombs are for practise only and are covered in reddish/brown mud. The field is brown and stubblyCambridgeshire Police
The bombs had been buried in a deep pit in a Cambridgeshire field

The bomb squad was called in after 76 World War Two bombs were found in a farmland pit.

The practice bombs were discovered in an ordnance disposal pit dug deep in a field off Longstowe Road, close to Cambridge Gliding Club and the village of Longstowe.

They were found by construction workers who were digging trenches for drains.

A controlled explosion was carried out by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, Cambridgeshire Police said.

News imageCambridgeshire Police Two men in camouflage Army uniform are looking at a bomb in a pit in a field. The men have some kind of yellow and black monitoring device. The field is brown and stubblyCambridgeshire Police
EOD experts were called in to deal with the devices
News imageCambridgeshire Police Two men in camouflage Army uniform are looking at bombs in a pit in a field. There are a number of the bombs lined up behind a police vehicle, only part of which can be seen. The field is brown and stubblyCambridgeshire Police
A controlled explosion was later carried out by the EOD team

Officers, who recently posted images from the scene, said the bombs were found at about 13:40 BST on 20 August.

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