Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in West Sussex, Brighton area, United Kingdom on Wed 23rd May 2018

23rd May 2018

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Flights out of Brighton City Airport in Shoreham were grounded on Wednesday morning after a device suspected to be a World War II bomb was discovered. Police and fire crews were called to the scene after the device was discovered by worker during excavation work for flood defences on the River Adur.

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West Sussex ( Brighton area )

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