Controlled explosion after 'historic device' found
Bedworth Road between Weston Lawns Fisheries and Bulkington was closed for more than two hours while the device was examined
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A controlled explosion has been carried out in a Warwickshire town following the discovery of what police called a "historic device" at a property.
Officers were called to Bedworth Road, Bedworth, after the object was found on Sunday at about 14:55 GMT.
The road between Weston Lawns Fisheries and Bulkington was closed while an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team examined the device.
In a statement at about 17:15 GMT, Warwickshire Police confirmed the EOD team had carried out a controlled explosion and the road had reopened.
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