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Title: 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert
Post by: BeeTee on Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 @ 13:06:17
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A suspected unexploded bomb on the banks of the River Thames turned out to be a "giant glittery Christmas bauble".

The ordinance-like ornament was mistaken for an explosive when it washed up near Wapping, east London.

Met Police officers were called to inspect the device - and "luckily" realised it was an oversized festive feature.

It comes a few days after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in Kingston-upon-Thames.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48444814
Title: Re: 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert
Post by: Maik on Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 @ 13:28:46
Hard to get a sense of scale from the pics but doesn't look unlike the ones that sometimes get washed up on Kef's beaches -see piccie bottom of page here (http://www.goinggreek.info/weird.html).

There is/was(?) one sat outside a bar in Skala  :unsure:
Title: Re: 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert
Post by: TonyKath on Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 @ 17:47:28
Hard to get a sense of scale from the pics but doesn't look unlike the ones that sometimes get washed up on Kef's beaches -see piccie bottom of page here (http://www.goinggreek.info/weird.html).

There is/was(?) one sat outside a bar in Skala  :unsure:

Er... how big was the tree?!  ;)

Tony
Title: Re: 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert
Post by: TonyD on Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 @ 23:26:35
Hard to get a sense of scale from the pics but doesn't look unlike the ones that sometimes get washed up on Kef's beaches -see piccie bottom of page here (http://www.goinggreek.info/weird.html).

There is/was(?) one sat outside a bar in Skala  :unsure:

Still there Maik...

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