An Edinburgh street was closed off by bomb disposal officers after magnet fishermen pulled out a handgun and what they believed to be a grenade from a canal.
The gun and the ‘grenade’ were dragged out of the capital’s Union Canal by magnet enthusiasts John Robertson and Graeme McShane of the Magnet Fishers of Edinburgh group.
The pair immediately stopped walkers from coming near the area and placed the suspected explosive device into a bucket of water before calling in the police to investigate at around midday on Saturday.
