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Controlled Explosion On Ryde Beach Following Ordnance Discovery In Garden

A suspected ordnance discovered in a garden in Ryde today (Thursday) has been safely disposed of on a nearby beach.

A specialist bomb disposal team from the Royal Navy attended the scene at Puckpool Hill earlier this afternoon.

A spokesperson from Hampshire Constabulary said:

"We assisted the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, which attended the address and removed the ordnance.

"It was disposed of safely at a beach nearby."

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