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title: "Unexploded ordnance"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:08:53+00:00"
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#  Unexploded ordnance

 Written on 24 June 2025.

More than 200 homes were evacuated on Tuesday (June 24) in St Helen's near Liverpool, UK, after unexploded ordnance was discovered following the non-suspicious death of a 64 year old man. Merseyside Police say he had in his possession some wartime memorabilia and devices, as well as detonators and other items.

Over the course of four days, Explosive Ordnance Disposal carried out a methodical and extensive search of Nelson’s home, where they discovered a number of items, including

- More than 70 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
- Four conventional munitions.
- More than 300 conventional fireworks and pyrotechnics.
- More than 35 firearms, including crossbows and small arms.
- A number of booby traps.

Merseyside Police has confirmed that a series of safe detonations of the IEDs were carried out at Eccleston Field and the EOD have stated they have cleared the property and garden of anything of concern.

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