The Scotsman

Mustard gas cleared from lake

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Divers have recovered ten First World War mustard gas bombs from the bottom of a lake. Canisters of the potentiall­y lethal gas were discovered by two bottle diggers on 1October.theyreceiv­edminor burns and were taken to hospital with respirator­y problems.

Eight days later, after using sonar to map Stixwould Lake near Woodhall Spa, Lincoln, Royal Navy divers donned chemical hazard suits and spent three hours underwater removing the 6lb bombs.

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