'First World War bomb' discovery in New Milton a false alarm (From This is Hampshire)

'First World War bomb' discovery in New Milton a false alarm

1:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

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A mystery object discovered in a Hampshire garden has turned out to be harmless.

The large metal ball was found buried in the back garden of a house at Lower Ashley Road in Ashley, near New Milton.

The house and a neighbouring property were evacuated amid fears it could be an explosive device from the First World War.

However, a bomb disposal team from Tidworth, near Salisbury, examined the device and declared the incident a false alarm.

One of the soldiers said: "Whatever it is, it's not ammunition."

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