Controlled Explosion at Aberdeen Beach

Published 19th Oct 2015

An ordnance device washed up on Aberdeen beach has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.

The Beach Esplanade was closed by police as a precaution after officers were informed of the discovery at around 3.40pm on Sunday.

It was later fully reopened but a cordon remained on the beach and bomb disposal experts were called in this morning.

The discovery, thought to be a Second World War device, came just days after a sea mine was safely removed from the west coast near Glasgow