A young boy found a World War One hand grenade on a Co Down beach earlier today.
The youngster came across what he thought was a grenade on the beach at Cultra and police were contacted.
Army ammunition technical officers (ATO) attended and confirmed the item was an unexploded World War One 'Mills Bomb' hand grenade.
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A controlled explosion was carried out on the item at Crawfordsburn Country Park.
In a statement on social media, Police Ards & North Down said: "A young boy was out on the beach at Cultra when he came across what he thought was a grenade. Police were contacted, he remained and was able to tell us where it was.
"We contacted ATO who attended and confirmed it was an unexploded World War 1 "Mills Bomb" hand grenade. We accompanied ATO to Crawfordsburn Country Park where a controlled explosion was carried out.
"This was a live grenade that was capable of exploding. A big thank you to the young lad who found the grenade and alerted police and thanks to all involved."
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