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A bomb disposal team rushed to a Cambridgeshire river after a magnet fisherman's terrifying find.

Police were called to Offord Lock and stopped access on the river to boats or pedestrians at the lock due to the ongoing incident yesterday (July 1).

No boats were allowed to pass through the lock on the River Great Ouse and pedestrians were blocked from walking along that part of the river after police threw up a safety cordon.

The alert was put up after the magnet fisherman discovered a suspected Second World War unexploded hand grenade.

No access on the river to boats or pedestrians at the lock in #Offord due to an ongoing police incident. No boats will be allowed to pass through the lock at the time being — Cambs police (@CambsCops) July 1, 2018

Bomb disposal experts took the grenade to a safe area and blew it up.

What police said

Team out this evening assisting @CambsCops great team work.



Legacy grenade dealt with locally #harmfulharmless



Many thanks to local residents #Offord for your assistance and patience, your support enabled the team to clear the area promptly.



No tape measures were harmed! pic.twitter.com/fB7B3PthY1 — 5131(BD)Sqn (@RAF_EOD) July 1, 2018

A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: "We were called at just after 5pm yesterday (July 1) to Offord Lock, where a magnet fisher had pulled what is believed to have been a WW2 hand grenade from the river.

"Bomb disposal blew up the grenade in a nearby field at about 8.40pm."