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11/05/2004
World War II weapons found in Co Down field
Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on weapons believed to date back to World War II.
The weapons, a 2.5 inch rocket and two-inch mortar shell, were discovered by a passer-by in a field in Kilkeel at around 5.30pm on Monday.
The area surrounding the Ballymageogh Road was immediately cordoned off as the army team worked to make the 60-year-old munitions safe with
a controlled explosion.
(MB)
The weapons, a 2.5 inch rocket and two-inch mortar shell, were discovered by a passer-by in a field in Kilkeel at around 5.30pm on Monday.
The area surrounding the Ballymageogh Road was immediately cordoned off as the army team worked to make the 60-year-old munitions safe with
a controlled explosion.
(MB)
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