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Bomb squad called out to unexploded device on boat

MJ Richardson/Geograph Blocks of apartments overlooking the water at Western HarbourMJ Richardson/Geograph
The device was found by a boat dredging the water near Western Harbour

The bomb squad was called out after an unexploded device was found by a boat dredging the water of the Firth of Forth.

The boat was evacuated as a precaution after returning to Western Harbour in the Newhaven area of Edinburgh at about 10:30 on Friday.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "HM Coastguard and EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) were contacted.

"An exclusion zone has been put in place to allow for a controlled explosion."