Bomb squad called to Doncaster after discovery of unexploded shells

The army's bomb squad was called to a Doncaster suburb after the discovery of unexploded shells.
By Claire Lewis
Published 7th Sep 2020, 10:06 BST
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Army specialists were deployed after a resident in Intake found the shells while digging foundations last Friday and raised the alarm.

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At the time, South Yorkshire Police said: “Not quite what we were expecting to be doing today.

A cordon of police tape (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)A cordon of police tape (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)
A cordon of police tape (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

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A resident in Intake found some unexploded shells while digging some foundations.

“The Royal Logistics Corps Bomb Squad are recovering and safely disposing of them.”

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