Controlled detonation carried out on south coast

Police had asked members of the public to stay away from Saint's Bay until Saturday afternoon

Part of a roll bomb found on Guernsey's south coast was detonated on Saturday morning.

The ordnance was discovered at the base of a cliff in Saint's Bay by a fisherman who reported to Guernsey Police on Friday.

Police said the ordnance was "only partially intact" and they had expected it to be "far less powerful" than a roll mine previously detonated at Icart.

They said the explosive ordnance team carried out the controlled detonation at about 09:30 BST.

Before the operation, police had asked members of the public to avoid the area until the afternoon and advised owners in the area to secure or accompany their animals.

They said: "It is not the intention to cause unnecessary stress and it is not expected to be too loud.

"However, as always, we’re looking to be as cautious as possible."

Hundreds of roll bombs were suspended from the cliffs along the island's south coast by the German occupying forces during World War Two and would have been cut free to fall and oppose a landing at the base of the cliffs.