Unexploded mine found at recycling centre in Hampshire

AN unexploded mine was discovered at a recycling centre in Hampshire this morning.
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Police were called to the facility in Bar End Road in Winchester just after 8.47am today.

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Constabulary said that a device, believed to be an unexploded mine, had been found at the site.

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She added: ‘The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended and removed the device.’

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