UK: Controlled explosion after grenade found in River Cam

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion after a grenade was found in a city’s river.

A man found the device while magnet fishing in the River Cam near Logan’s Meadow in Cambridge at about 18:40 GMT on Tuesday, Cambridgeshire Police said.

Officers went to the scene and a cordon was put in place, and warnings issued that people might hear an explosion.