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An Army bomb disposal team has carried out a controlled explosion of an ordnance discovered at the Western Undercliff beach in Ramsgate yesterday (May 31).
Two shells were found by a member of the public yesterday lunchtime but they were covered by the tide before the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team could deal with them.
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Margate Coastguard has been overseeing the site and secured a 50 metre exclusion zone at the artificial beach this morning.
The Royal Logistic Corps explosive disposal team was retasked to the site today (June 1) to carry out a controlled explosion.
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A spokesperson for Margate Coastguard said: “Ordnance on the beach at the Western Undercliff was discovered by a member of the public yesterday lunchtime. It was covered by the tide before EOD/Bomb Disposal could attend.
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“EOD was retasked this morning and they moved two shells to the end of the bay and carried out a controlled explosion to make it safe.”
An Army spokesperson added: “A bomb disposal team were called to Ramsgate to deal with two pieces of ordnance that were discovered: 1 x 40Lb and 1 x 9Lb shell that were destroyed on site by controlled explosion.”