Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Somerset, Hinkley Point area, United Kingdom on Tue 18th May 2021

18th May 2021

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An unexploded 250 pound wartime bomb that was recently discovered on the seabed near Hinkley Point power station was safely destroyed in a controlled detonation on Tuesday evening (May 18th). As first reported here by Burnham-On-Sea.com, the...

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Somerset ( Hinkley Point area )

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