UK: Beach cordoned off as bomb squad called out to Mablethorpe


A cordon was set up at Mablethorpe Beach after the bomb squad was called to a potential unexploded item.

The item was identified and believed to be a 60cm two-inch mortar.

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Source:  LincolnshireLive News


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