By J. Brock (FINN)

Explosives experts are continuing to deal with the 1000-pound bomb that workers dug up at Stanley Airport on Thursday. According to an EOD spokesman, today’s task is place explosive charges on either side of the bomb, blow the casing off and burn the plastic explosives inside.

Police Chief Officer, Dave Morris, confirmed that it was a British Bomb that Explosives experts were dealing with. He is hopeful that the episode will be over by noon on Friday.

It is thought that this ends a 21-year saga that began on 01 May 1982 when a Vulcan Bomber that had flown non-stop from Ascension Island delivered that 1000-pound payload. Instead of exploding, the live bomb burrowed into the peat and lay undisturbed until Thursday, 16 October 2003. Indeed, there were five such Vulcan Raids on the Falklands.

EOD experts were able to identify the manufacturer of the bomb and trace its construction down to the person who tightened the screws. This provided vital information on how to dismantle the bomb and render it safe.

Several Falkland Islanders remember the night on which that bomb, Chief Police Officer, Dave Morris was, at the time, a Royal Marine who was anxiously awaiting news of his family in Stanley. Another Police officer who was in the Falklands at the time is Police Inspector Len McGill – deja-vu all around.

This story will be updated when the bomb is rendered safe.