More than 200 unexploded second world war shells found near Solomon Islands school

Police dug up and removed the rust-caked projectiles, which belonged to US troops during the second world war

Workers at a school in Solomon Islands discovered a buried stockpile of the second world war munitions as they dug a hole for sewage", police said.

More than 200 rust-caked projectiles - which once belonged to US troops - have been dug up and removed after they were found near a school staff member's house, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said.