Unexploded WW2 mortar discovered in Somerset pond
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The shell, thought to be from World War Two, was discovered in a pond near Emborough
An unexploded mortar, thought to be from World War Two, has been discovered in a pond in Somerset.
Police were alerted to the "small live device" at about 12:00 BST by a workman who found it off the B3139 near Emborough.
Bomb disposal experts attended the scene at about 16:30 BST and carried out a controlled explosion.
A road between the B3139 and Turner's Court Lane was closed until the device was made safe.
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