VIDEO: Controlled explosion at tip in Shripney and footage of the device

BOMB disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion at a tip in Shripney today after missile-shaped item was uncovered.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th May 2015, 19:06 BST
Officers at the scene at the tip in ShripneyOfficers at the scene at the tip in Shripney
Officers at the scene at the tip in Shripney

The device, which is understood to have been live, was found in a skip by a worker as he was sorting through rubbish at just before 12noon.

The tip was quickly evacuated along with most of the surrounding businesses in Arun Business Park as police cordoned off the area.

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A bomb disposal squad from the Royal Logistical Corps arrived and carried out an investigation.

Officers at the scene at the tip in ShripneyOfficers at the scene at the tip in Shripney
Officers at the scene at the tip in Shripney

They decided to detonate the device on site, and had to clear a number of cars that were parked nearby.

Afterwards one of the experts stated that the object was a fin stabilized artillery shell, a long-range, modern shell that is fired out of a large gun.

It was thought to be live and did contain some explosives, the expert said.

It is not known how the shell arrived in the skip.

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