Projectile event in Essex, Portslade area, United Kingdom on Thu 7th March 2019

7th March 2019

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BOMB disposal experts were called to deal with an unexploded shell in Portslade. The alarm was raised just before 7am after the explosive device was discovered at the Tarmac depot in Basin Road South. It is believed it was hauled up by a dredger.

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Essex ( Portslade area )

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