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Projectile event in Hampshire, Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport area, United Kingdom on Wed 29th June 2022

29th June 2022

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BOMB disposal experts have attended a Gosport museum after police uncovered several ‘shells’ at the site. Gosport police reported that ‘four or five shells’ had been discovered at the Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower earlier this evening. Residents had been warned to stay clear of the site, on Priddys Hard, and Heritage Way, which leads to the museum. Officers have reopened Millennium Bridge and now declared the area safe after an inspection by a bomb disposal team. In a statement on social media, an officer wrote: ‘(Explosive Ordnance Disposal team) have attended and made safe the shells. Thank you to you all for your patience throughout.’

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Hampshire ( Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport area )

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