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UK beach littered with World War II bombs

A British beach has been closed as Army bomb disposal experts deal with nearly 1000 bombs and rockets littering the sand after storms uncovered the remnants of a World War II bombing range.
 
The deadly arsenal cascaded on to Mappleton beach near Hornsea after being dislodged from cliffs by the bad weather.
Army experts have already blown up at least 15 of the old bombs.
Read entire article at Yahoo News