Bomb at British Beach Sparks Evacuation, Reality Surprises Disposal Team

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5/20/2019|Updated: 5/20/2019

An undetonated bomb was reportedly found at a British beach on May 19, sparking an evacuation. Authorities were planning a controlled explosion at low tide on Monday evening, but upon inspection, it turned out to an empty casing.

Her Majesty’s (HM) Coastguard, a section of the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency received a call at 8:50 p.m. reporting an unexploded shell at Beachy Head “halfway between Belle Tout Lighthouse and Belle Tout layby,” according to a press release by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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