A hand grenade was discovered in a garden wall in Amlwch earlier today.
Police erected a 200m cordon around the area in Bethesda Street upon arriving on the scene.
A bomb squad from Manchester has now recovered the old WWII hand grenade which was deemed inactive.
Firefighters were also in attendance.
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Recap
Thank you for tuning into our LIVE blog. Here’s a quick recap of the main talking points from the incident:
- WWII hand grenade found in garden wall of Amlwch house
- Residents within 200m evacuated from homes
- Bomb disposal squad called
- Grenade deemed inactive and removed
Hand grenade 'rolled onto floor' when Anglesey resident started taking garden wall down
A bomb disposal squad rushed to North Wales today after a Second World War hand grenade was found embedded in a garden wall.
Homes within 200 metres of the scene on Bethesda Street, Amlwchhad to be evacuated after a resident made the shocking discovery.
North Wales Live understands that the grenade was embedded in a dilapidated garden wall bordering two properties on the Anglesey street.
Statement from police
The Force Incident Manager said: “A world war two munition was discovered in Amlwch earlier today. It has been safely recovered by EOD and the area is safe for members of the public to return to their day to day business.”
Emergency services no longer at the scene
Police and bomb squad have now left the scene, with residents now able to return to their homes.
Around 20 houses evacuated
Around 20 houses are thought to have been evacuated as a result of the bomb scare.
Bomb squad has recovered the grenade
The bomb squad has now recovered the grenade, having deemed it inactive.
Bomb squad on the scene
A bomb squad has arrived on the scene.
Grenade found within an old wall
Llinos Williams who lives in 42 Bethesda Street says that the grenade was found in an old wall between her house and her neighbour’s.
The grenade was found by her neighbour when he was dismantling the wall.
Police at the scene
Police have been at the scene since around 2pm, according to a resident.
Bomb squad on its way
A bomb squad from Manchester is currently on its way.
200m cordon
Houses within 200 metres of the area have been evacuated.
42-44 Bethesda Street
The grenade, believed to date back to WWII, was found in a wall between houses 42 and 44 on Bethesda Street, Amlwch.
'WW2 hand grenade'
We’re hearing reports that a WWII hand grenade has been discovered in a garden in Amlwch.
Emergency services are at the scene.
We’ll bring you more on this as we get it.
