Mappleton: Unexploded WWI shell safely detonated on beach

An 18lb (8kg) unexploded artillery shell has been safely detonated on the East Yorkshire coast.

Police and Army bomb disposal experts were called to Mappleton on Wednesday afternoon after the device was spotted on the beach.

It was believed to be a World War One artillery shell, Humberside Police said.

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26 May 2022