Cubs discover Second World War bomb

Thursday 16th June 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Cub scout Toby Benstead, 8, at Le Catioroc, Perelle, where he found a 75mm German high explosive shell while playing in the copse. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 1148041)

CUB scouts who found a bomb at Le Catioroc were allowed to press the button on a controlled explosion that destroyed it safely.

Fourth Guernsey Air Scout Cubs leader Sue Le Billon said that the group were on a normal night of activities when they found the device.

‘We were playing a game of hide and seek when all of a sudden the Cubs came running out the copse shouting “we found a bomb”.’

Toby Benstead, 8, had come across it lying on the ground, much to his excitement.

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Guerner

June 16, 2011 at 4:43 pm

As exciting as this was, I wish the authorities had told the neighbours *before* they conducted the controlled explosion.

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the middle east

June 17, 2011 at 12:33 am

here, here. good point. we’ve been saying the same thing to the baddies, and also to the goodies, for yonks, but, you know what’s it’s like, no one ever seems to listen.

yours sincerely,

the children of libya, sudan, afghanistan, yemen, iraq, pakistan, gaza, syria, … … blah blah … somwhere else foreign … yawn … whatever, never mind.

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