20 Arkansas homes evacuated because of Civil War landmine

20 Arkansas homes evacuated because of Civil War landmine, Police in Hot Springs, Arkansas, accept abandoned about 20 homes afterwards a man mistook a Civil War-era landmine for a armament and took it home.

Police say as of about 4 p.m. Thursday that the U.S. Air Force Bomb Band was searching for a abode to backfire the ordinance.

20 Arkansas homes evacuated because of Civil War landmine
Police agent Cpl. Kirk Zaner said a Hot Springs man dug up what he anticipation was a armament abreast Danville. The man put the 32-pound landmine in the aback of his auto and collection about 65 afar home.

After researching pictures of Civil War-era weapons, the man alleged badge to say he anticipation he begin a landmine with a burden sensor fuse. Zanier says the Air Force bomb band X-rayed the accessory and begin what could be explosives inside.

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