Historic mortar bomb found at building site

The mortar bomb was discovered in the Strand Road area of the town

A Wold War Two-era mortar bomb found at a construction site in Coleraine, County Londonderry, has been made safe by the Army.

Army Technical Officers (ATO) carried out a controlled explosion on the object before declaring it safe.

It was discovered in the Strand Road area of the town on Monday.

No evacuations were carried out and no road closures were put in place, but police had asked members of the public to avoid the area while the device was being dealt with.

Previously in July, a suspected World War Two bomb was discovered in the same area of the town.

At that time, a number of homes along the Strand Road and a primary school were evacuated for a short time to allow for a controlled explosion to be carried out.