WWII bomb found in flat
A SECOND World War bomb was found in a flat in Leith today.
Army bomb disposal experts were called to the property near Commercial Wharf at around 4pm after a resident called police.
When officers arrived the resident had already removed the bomb from the property and left it in a grassy area next to the block of flats.
The area surrounding the flats was cordoned off by police and residents were told to stay in the building.
A police officer at the scene said: "There was a 1930s mortar round found in someone's premises.
"It was removed by the resident and taken to an open area. It has been taken away by the Army for analysis."
The cordon was taken down just after 5pm, when police left.
Police described it as a "Second World War mortar bomb" which measures about three inches in diameter. They said the Army bomb disposal experts had made it safe.
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