Cordon put in place following discovery of unexploded ordnance in Shrewsbury
A cordon was put in place on Copthorne Road in Shrewsbury on Wednesday following the discovery of an unexploded ordnance.

A 100m safety cordon was put in place following the discovery of the device at a building site which was previously a military barracks on Wednesday afternoon.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers attended to make the scene safe and a controlled explosion was carried out at 7.30pm.
A second explosive ordnance was discovered on Thursday morning with a 50m cordon put in place.
A controlled explosion was carried out by Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers and the safety cordon has been removed.






