Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after device found in Sheffield
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A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb disposal officers after a device dating back to the Boer War was found at a property in Sheffield.
Police received a call yesterday, (Thursday, August 6) at around 5:45pm to reports of an incendiary device at a house in Ughill.
Officers and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team swooped shortly afterwards and identified the device as a shrapnel round from the Boer War.
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Hide AdThe EOD team arrived this morning to carry out a controlled explosion.