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World War Two bomb discovered by magnet fisher in Ely

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By Francesca Herring Trainee Reporter
The Bomb Squad were called to explode a German World War Two bomb in Ely. <i>(Image: Cambridgeshire Police)</i>
The Bomb Squad were called to explode a German World War Two bomb in Ely. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)
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2026 started off with a bang for one magnet fisher who discovered a World War Two bomb.

Response officers from Cambridgeshire Police were called to Ely at the start of the month after a magnet fisher contacted them, believing that they had found a historic explosive.

The Bomb Squad (EOD) arrived and confirmed that it was a German bomb from the Second World War.

A local farmer allowed teams to use his field for a controlled explosion, and the bomb was disposed of safely.

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