Controlled explosion carried out after WW2 shell discovered

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Image caption, The shell was found in the Point Road area of Magilligan

A controlled explosion has been carried out on a World War Two shell discovered in County Londonderry.

Police said a 鈥渉istoric piece of munition鈥 was discovered in the Point Road area of Magilligan at about 18:00 GMT on Monday.

Officers stayed at the scene overnight before Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) carried out a controlled explosion on Tuesday, police said.

Police said the device has now been confirmed to be an unexploded WW2 shell.

鈥淭he area has now re-opened to motorists and members of the public, with all cordons having been lifted,鈥 Insp Burns has said.