The army have been called to reports of a bomb discovered in Shotley ( (Image: Inscope imaging)
Police were called to Shotley at the weekend after it had been reported that a 'bomb' had been found.
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 5.30pm on Saturday.
An army bomb disposal unit then arrived at the scene at 7.40pm.
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It was eventually reported that the suspicious object was actually a 57mm Bofors round, generally known as being used in anti-aircraft weapons.
The incident was finally resolved at 7.50pm.
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