Bomb squad called after WW2 devices found in pit

The bombs had been buried in a deep pit in a Cambridgeshire field
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The bomb squad was called in after 76 World War Two bombs were found in a farmland pit.
The practice bombs were discovered in an ordnance disposal pit dug deep in a field off Longstowe Road, close to Cambridge Gliding Club and the village of Longstowe.
They were found by construction workers who were digging trenches for drains.
A controlled explosion was carried out by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, Cambridgeshire Police said.

EOD experts were called in to deal with the devices

A controlled explosion was later carried out by the EOD team
Officers, who recently posted images, external from the scene, said the bombs were found at about 13:40 BST on 20 August.
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