An unexploded wartime bomb was detonated by experts at Powfoot beach. The World War II mortar had been discovered by a man with a metal detector who alerted the emergency services.
And on Friday morning the Explosives Ordnance Disposal team blew up the device amid dramatic scenes near Seaward Caravan Park.
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Source: Daily Record News
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