GIBRALTAR (GibChronicle/Eyleen Sheil) A total of 72 ‘bomblettes’ which are approximately 60 years old were found at the commercial entrance to the frontier on Monday night. The ordnance were found by the internet connection pipes, which brings all the internet into Gibraltar, salt water main pipes, high voltage cable and the power for the new airport terminal. Chris Ghio, a WO2 in the army explained how they were informed of the finding. He said, “The 72 air drop weapons were found by contractors who were working in the area and initially found various bits of a ‘bomblette’, when a whole one was found, we were called in, we got a call late afternoon stating that there was some unexploded ordnance found at the area by the commercial border.”>>>
