Village road near Horsham cordoned off after ‘unexploded shell’ discovered
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Victoria Elliott was out running on Knob Hill when she spotted an 18 inch shell at the bottom of a bush.
The former civil servant said she alerted police who rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area.
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Hide AdVictoria, 57, added: “I just thought ‘oh what’s that’ – being rather nosey.
“Went over and thought ‘that looks like a shell’.”
She said she first reported the bomb – which she believes could date from the Second World War – on Saturday afternoon.
Police were scrambled to the scene and a controlled explosion happened around 8.30pm.
Victoria said villagers heard a ‘huge bang’ coming from the Knob Hill area.
She added: “It did make quite a noise.
“We were about 500 yards away.
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Hide Ad“It was quite a small shell. I’m no expert at all but I’m guessing it’s not something that fell from the sky.
“I assume it’s from the Second World War.”
Victoria, who lives in Warnham said the bang was smaller than she expected.
She added: “I wasn’t really worried or anything.”
Sussex Police have been approached for comment.