The bomb squad was called to a Kent beach this morning.

Coastguards set up a cordon around the mystery object at Minster on the Isle of Sheppey at 9.30am.

Police and the Army were called. Experts from the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment (EOD) examined the object before giving the all-clear.

A spokesman for Sheppey Coastguards said: "The EOD checked the object and decided it was safe and not ordnance. It was removed from the water and we stood down at 2.30pm."

The object was first discovered just after noon yesterday (Thursday).

Coastguards took photos and measurements and sent the information away. The EOD decided to attend today at low tide.

The coastguard spokesman added: "If you find anything in the water, on the beach, mud or cliffs you think could be ordnance, do not touch it. Stand back then call 999 and ask for the Coastguard."

Storms very often uncover old Second World War bombs and ammunition along the Kent coast.

Joanne Thurston, who lives nearby, was walking her dogs when she spotted the Army soldiers.

She said: "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the guys wearing full bomb disposal gear."

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