Bomb disposal specialists detonated unexploded ordnance on a Welsh beach on Saturday afternoon. Rest Bay in Porthcawl was cordoned off to the public as the dramatic incident played out.
It is understood a number of devices were found in the garden of a nearby property before being removed and taken to the beach to be destroyed by experts.
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Source: Wales Online
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