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Bomb disposal teams called to Broadstairs beach

Bomb disposal teams were called out to Broadstairs beach after an unexploded device was found.

The ordnance, believed to have been a wartime grenade, was detonated in a controlled explosion by Army experts this evening.

It is not yet known how the device was discovered, or whether it posed a risk to the public.

Bomb disposal teams at Broadstairs beach. Picture: @Broadstairs2014
Bomb disposal teams at Broadstairs beach. Picture: @Broadstairs2014
Experts carried out a controlled explosion. Picture: @Broadstairs2014
Experts carried out a controlled explosion. Picture: @Broadstairs2014

Kent Police and the Ministry of Defence have been contacted for comment.

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