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Officials: Couple finds WWII explosive device inside wall
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Fire officials say a World War II explosive device was found by a couple remodeling a Virginia home.
The Daily Press reports the couple remodeling the central Newport News home found the World War II explosive device inside a wall Monday night.
Official say the Newport News Fire Department, firefighters and police responded to the home around 8:45 p.m.
Battalion Chief Jerry Reed says they identified it as a World War II-era M6 60 Caliber Bazooka anti-tank rocket.
Bomb squad crews determined it was safe to remove the device from the home. Officials say they placed it in a secure container for it to be transported, and it will be turned over to the military.
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