Children 'playing on bombs' as nearly 200 WW2 devices found under UK playground Parents will have been left horrified to discover their children were playing atop a pile of nearly 200 World War Two bombs.
Practice devices with in-tact charges were stuffed under the plot of land decades ago and discovered in January after the local council received a major grant to expand a local playground.
The now playground is believed to have been used as a depository for unused test munitions, and dumbfounded local officials believe more could be found as the investigation continues.
A spokesperson for Wooler Parish Council said in a statement that all works have stopped at the site as Brimstone continues to clear unexploded ordnance, with the investigation set to continue until July.
Staff found the first ordnance device while placing foundations for the £150,000 site on January 14, sparking a major effort that has since uncovered hundreds more.
