Unexploded bomb found in Liverpool park lake

Police were first called to the lake in Greenbank Park on Tuesday evening

An unexploded bomb was found in a lake in Liverpool and later detonated by a team from the Army.

A member of public found the explosive in Greenbank Park in the city's Mossley Hill area at about 17:20 BST on Tuesday, Merseyside Police said.

Liverpool was heavily bombarded during World War Two but the force was unable to confirm if it was a wartime device.

The area was cordoned off while bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion.

The park has since reopened.

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