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Controlled explosion carried out on Alderton car park shell

Luke Deal/BBC The location where the bomb was discoveredLuke Deal/BBC
Suffolk Police said the army was called in to remove the device before it was destroyed in a "controlled explosion"

A "controlled explosion" has been carried out by the Army after a shell was discovered in a car park.

The device was found in the car park at Alderton recreation ground on Monday, prompting Suffolk Police to install a cordon at about 17:30 GMT.

The force said that "army personnel" attended the scene and that the bomb was disposed of on Tuesday morning.

Officers confirmed that the cordon has now been lifted.

Luke Deal/BBC The location where the bomb was discoveredLuke Deal/BBC
The device was found in the car park of a recreation ground in Suffolk on Monday afternoon
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