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Military blows up World War II-era bomb found in Utah desert

A man searching for unique rocks in the Utah desert near the Nevada state line recently made an explosive discovery: a World War II-era bomb.

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Military blows up World War II-era bomb found in Utah desert
In this image taken from video on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2015, a World War II-era, 500 pound, sand-filled training bomb, discovered by Craig Alvord, is blown up the U.S. Air Force near Wendover, Utah. Alvord was searching for unique rocks in the west Utah desert near the Nevada state line when he made the discovery. Though it wasn't found within base boundaries, Hill Air Force Base spokesman Richard Essary says the bomb squad detonated it Tuesday afternoon with C4 plastic explosives. (Marc Weaver, KSL-TV/Deseret News via AP)
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