Car park sealed off in unexploded ordnance alert

An alert over unexploded ordnance led police to seal off a Shropshire car park on Wednesday.

A 30-metre cordon was set up around the Leek Street car park in Wem, where the device was situated, West Mercia Police had said.

At 20:30 BST, the force said Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers attended and moved the device to a safe location, where they conducted a controlled explosion.

The cordon has now been lifted.

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