Car park sealed off in unexploded ordnance alert
The unexploded ordnance was found at the Leek Street car park in Wem, according to police
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An alert over unexploded ordnance led police to seal off a Shropshire car park on Wednesday.
A 30-metre cordon was set up around the Leek Street car park in Wem, where the device was situated, West Mercia Police had said.
At 20:30 BST, the force said Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers attended and moved the device to a safe location, where they conducted a controlled explosion.
The cordon has now been lifted.
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