{"id":143939,"date":"2018-06-20T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/wwii-bomb-taken-to-york-shop-sparks-alert\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:05:13","slug":"wwii-bomb-taken-to-york-shop-sparks-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/wwii-bomb-taken-to-york-shop-sparks-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII bomb taken to York shop sparks alert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption Shop owner Stuart Sykes said the seller took \u00a35 for the explosive device <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bomb disposal experts were called to a shop and part of York city centre shut off after a man walked in offering to sell a World War II explosive device.<\/p>\n

The Blue Moon Trading gun shop in Goodramgate and nearby properties were evacuated earlier after the shop's owner called emergency services.<\/p>\n

Shop owner Stuart Sykes said he initially thought it was a "wind-up" and paid \u00a35 to the unknown seller.<\/p>\n

He said the man then "disappeared as fast as he could".<\/p>\n

More Yorkshire stories<\/p>\n

Mr Sykes said: "The saga has gone on for two-and a half hours unfortunately.<\/p>\n

"A youngish man came into the shop this morning and simply asked me 'do you buy bombs'?<\/p>\n

"I couldn't believe the question, and I thought it was a wind-up so I said, 'not every day but I'll buy it, where is it?'.<\/p>\n

"He opened his jacket, slammed it on the counter and it was definitely World War II with the firing pin in the top.<\/p>\n

"I said, 'how much do you want for it?'. I thought it was a wind-up so I offered him a fiver and he said, 'take it'."<\/p>\n

Controlled explosion<\/h2>\n

Mr Sykes said the seller then "disappeared as fast as he could".<\/p>\n

He added: "Heavens knows if he's got any more."<\/p>\n

Mr Sykes said he rang the police but added: "I certainly didn't expect two-and-a-half hours of bomb disposal."<\/p>\n

North Yorkshire Police said the army bomb disposal team took the device away for a controlled explosion, and the cordon was lifted at 13:00 BST.<\/p>\n

It said there was no threat to the "wider public".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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