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| Man arrested over mustard gas find in Roughton Moor Woods | Man arrested over mustard gas find in Roughton Moor Woods |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a noxious substance after mustard gas canisters were found in Lincolnshire. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a noxious substance after mustard gas canisters were found in Lincolnshire. |
| Two people needed treatment in hospital for minor burns and respiratory problems after finding the canisters. | Two people needed treatment in hospital for minor burns and respiratory problems after finding the canisters. |
| Bomb disposal teams were called to Roughton Moor Woods near Woodhall Spa on Sunday following the find. | Bomb disposal teams were called to Roughton Moor Woods near Woodhall Spa on Sunday following the find. |
| The 38-year-old man from Lincoln was arrested on Tuesday night and is in police custody. | The 38-year-old man from Lincoln was arrested on Tuesday night and is in police custody. |
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| 'Bomb stores' | |
| Lincolnshire Police said the devices were discovered by people digging for bottles in the woods. | Lincolnshire Police said the devices were discovered by people digging for bottles in the woods. |
| The former RAF Woodhall Spa base was located in the area from 1942 until it was closed in the mid 1960s. | |
| Mike Hodgson, a military historian, said of the find: "I've never heard of it [mustard gas] scattered around like that. It was usually stored in existing bomb stores. | |
| "I am not sure how it would come to be there." | |
| Dave Bromwich, of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust that owns part of the wood, said it contained traces of ex-World War Two temporary buildings that had been "largely subsumed into the wood". | |
| Porton Down | Porton Down |
| It is "believed the canisters have been in situ since when the site was an operational RAF base", the police force said. | It is "believed the canisters have been in situ since when the site was an operational RAF base", the police force said. |
| Work to confirm the woodland is safe and not a risk to people who visit the area continues, the force added. | Work to confirm the woodland is safe and not a risk to people who visit the area continues, the force added. |
| Neither victim was seriously injured and they were both discharged from hospital on Sunday. | Neither victim was seriously injured and they were both discharged from hospital on Sunday. |
| The canisters were taken to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down, in Wiltshire. | The canisters were taken to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down, in Wiltshire. |
| Mustard gas was used during World War One. It was outlawed by the Geneva Protocol of 1925. | Mustard gas was used during World War One. It was outlawed by the Geneva Protocol of 1925. |