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60 German mines uncovered by police in Sark

AT LEAST 60 German mines - a number of which are live and filled with explosives -were yesterday uncovered by bomb disposal experts in Sark.

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Two officers, Simon Hamon and Stuart Allan, have today been digging out the buried Second World War S-mines, found in a field near the Belair pub when they were ploughed over the day before.

The number of mines, which each contain 360 ball bearings, remains unknown, as they continue to find more buried deeper.

Pc Hamon said they had never come across such a large quantity of mines in one area - including around a dozen that were live.

'It is risky,' he said. 'It has got to be a very slow and methodical. We must be careful not to trigger some of the explosives.'

A controlled explosion will be held to clear the live mines.

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