Explosive torpedoes found at landfill

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Associated Press
via Tenn. Southern Standard
Dec. 30, 2005

CENTERVILLE, TN. - Workers at the Hickman County landfill found a box full of explosives Thursday.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol bomb squad was called in to dispose of the dangerous material, which included 22 railway torpedoes.

Officials said the explosives could have easily exploded if they were accidentally run over. . . Read more