World War II mortar removed from Cottonwood Heights home
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and last updated 2021-07-19 19:50:57-04
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah â Authorities safely removed a World War II-era mortar from a Cottonwood Heights home on Monday.
According to a
tweetby the Utah Air National Guard, Members of the 151st Civil Engineer Squadronâs Explosive Ordnance Disposal team helped the Cottonwood Heights Police Department remove a type 89 World War II mortar from a residential house.
The mortar was being taken to Camp Williams to be properly be disposed of.
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