REUTERS/Phil Noble
- A bomb found in the front garden of a house in the UK preceded both World Wars.
- The couple said the detonation of the shell was "like the passing of an old friend."
- The 64-pound naval projectile had been used as a garden ornament for decades.
A garden ornament turned out to be a live bomb for a UK couple who had it in pride of place in their garden for decades, the BBC reports.
Sian and Jeffrey Edwards, who live in Milford Haven in Wales, were shocked when a police officer informed them that the old shell, which they had kept in their garden, was a live explosive device from the late 19th century.