The area was cordoned off after a suspected mortar shell was found
Police cordon(Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)
A street was cordoned off in a North Wales village after a suspected mortar shell was found.
The alert was raised yesterday in the village of Acrefair, in Wrexham.
Residents say they understood the “bomb” was found by a telecoms engineer during routine work.
Police were called and the bomb disposal unit was sent.
A cordon was placed around the site.
A spokesperson for North Wales Police said: “Shortly before 12.30pm today we received a call reporting a suspicious item found close to Chapel Street, Acrefair.
Chapel Street, Acrefair, Wrexham
“The report suggested the item may have been a mortar shell.
“As a precaution, officers attended and imposed a temporary cordon at the location for public safety.
“Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts also attended and conducted a controlled detonation of the object.”
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