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| War bomb 'used as doorstop' found | War bomb 'used as doorstop' found |
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| Part of a village has been closed off after what is thought to be an unexploded war bomb - once used as a doorstop - was discovered. | |
| It was found in Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron, Ceredigion, by road workers. A bomb disposal team has been called. | |
| Part of the village has been sealed off and a nearby nursery school has been evacuated, said Dyfed-Powys Police. | Part of the village has been sealed off and a nearby nursery school has been evacuated, said Dyfed-Powys Police. |
| The device was thought to have belonged to a villager who used it as a doorstop before he died more than 40 years ago. | |
| According to police at the scene, the bomb was discovered on Thursday by workers widening a section of the road through the village. | According to police at the scene, the bomb was discovered on Thursday by workers widening a section of the road through the village. |
| The workers then carried what is believed to be an artillery shell to an area near the village community centre. | The workers then carried what is believed to be an artillery shell to an area near the village community centre. |
| There is speculation in the village that the bomb may have belonged to a local character called Dai Rogers who, it is understood, used it as a doorstop for many years Insp Alfor Evans | There is speculation in the village that the bomb may have belonged to a local character called Dai Rogers who, it is understood, used it as a doorstop for many years Insp Alfor Evans |
| Inspector Alfor Evans from Dyfed-Powys Police said: "The bomb was found by people working on a road and it was discovered by them in a hedgerow under some earth. | Inspector Alfor Evans from Dyfed-Powys Police said: "The bomb was found by people working on a road and it was discovered by them in a hedgerow under some earth. |
| "They then moved it and we were informed this morning about it. | "They then moved it and we were informed this morning about it. |
| "We looked at it and tried to find out a bit of information about it, realised it could be threat, so we called in the bomb disposal unit and as a precaution we have evacuated a nursery school. | "We looked at it and tried to find out a bit of information about it, realised it could be threat, so we called in the bomb disposal unit and as a precaution we have evacuated a nursery school. |
| "There is speculation in the village that the bomb may have belonged to a local character called Dai Rogers who, it is understood, used it as a doorstop for many years. | "There is speculation in the village that the bomb may have belonged to a local character called Dai Rogers who, it is understood, used it as a doorstop for many years. |
| Police have put up a cordon around the area where the bomb was found | Police have put up a cordon around the area where the bomb was found |
| "Locals also believe that Mr Rogers may have found the bomb on some hills overlooking the village many years ago," he added. | "Locals also believe that Mr Rogers may have found the bomb on some hills overlooking the village many years ago," he added. |
| A 100m cordon has been placed around the bomb and bomb disposal teams are expected later. | A 100m cordon has been placed around the bomb and bomb disposal teams are expected later. |
| Speaking about the previous owner of the bomb, Lyn Ebenezer from the village, described Mr Rogers was a "local eccentric and inventor". | Speaking about the previous owner of the bomb, Lyn Ebenezer from the village, described Mr Rogers was a "local eccentric and inventor". |
| "Dai was a wonderful chap, he was an eccentric but also a good inventor," he said. | "Dai was a wonderful chap, he was an eccentric but also a good inventor," he said. |
| "He kept a monkey called Jimmy but he was shot by the local police after he escaped and attacked a local schoolboy. | "He kept a monkey called Jimmy but he was shot by the local police after he escaped and attacked a local schoolboy. |
| "Dai once invented a machine for generating electricity using a bicycle. But he played jokes on people by attaching wires to the doorknob of his house and when people called he would jump on his bike and give them a shock." | "Dai once invented a machine for generating electricity using a bicycle. But he played jokes on people by attaching wires to the doorknob of his house and when people called he would jump on his bike and give them a shock." |