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Bomb squad explode torpedo-like object on beach

Published: 12:45 PM May 3, 2012    Updated: 9:35 AM November 7, 2020

The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal squad was scrambled yesterday (Wednesday) after an unidentified cylinder was washed up on Sandy Bay beach.

The squad, supported by the coastguard, carried out a controlled explosion of the cylinder.

The five-foot torpedo-like object was spotted by a member of the public.

Picture courtesy of Jacob Jones

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