[CPEO-MEF] Bomb found, detonated on Florida beach

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

World War II-Era Bomb Detonated On Fla. Beach
12 Homes Evacuated In Area

KNBC-4 TV News (Los Angeles)
Associated PressJuly 5, 2007
UPDATED: 10:49 am PDT July 5, 2007

CRESCENT BEACH, Fla. -- Some Florida beachgoers got an early fireworks 
show on July Fourth after finding a World War II-era bomb in the sand.

The bomb was detonated on Florida's Crescent Beach. The explosion sent 
debris flying up to 30 feet in the air.

Authorities evacuated 12 homes in the area after someone walking along 
the beach found the old bomb in the sand.

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For the entire article and a link to the video and slideshow, see
http://www.knbc.com/news/13627069/detail.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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