In February 2024, a 1,100-pound World War II bomb was discovered in the garden of a residential property in Plymouth, a city in southwestern England, prompting what the government described as “one of ...

Unexploded bombs from World War II have detonated without warning before. Last October, a bomb dropped by the U.S. during the war exploded at an airport in Japan, causing a large crater on a runway.

Over 160 unexploded practice bombs dating all the way back to World War II have been discovered underneath a children’s playground in the United Kingdom, officials said.

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II ... The bomb was moved before being disposed of at sea, after it was decided that detonating it in situ would have risked significant damage ...

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England ...

In February 2024, a 1,100-pound World War II bomb was discovered in the garden of a residential property in Plymouth, a city in southwestern England, prompting what the government described as ...