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Homes were evacuated and train lines were closed after a a wartime bomb was found near a railway line in North Wales on Monday morning.

The device was found in Ruabon, Wrexham.

According to the Daily Post, the mortar was discovered in a garden in the St Michael’s Close area of Ruabon at around 10.45am.

Homes near to where the mortar was discovered were evacuated and a 100 meter cordon was set up as a precaution.

North Wales Police confirmed that the bomb was a World War Two training device and the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team were called to the scene in Ruabon.

Arriva Trains Wales were also forced to suspend services between Wrexham and Shrewsbury as a result of the ordnance being discovered.

A replacement service was put in place.

A spokeswoman for Network Rail said: “We received a report from North Wales Police of an unexploded Mortar Bomb in the vicinity of Ruabon, within 10 metres of the line.

"The line between Shrewsbury and Chester was closed at 11.20am while police carried out an evacuation of the area.

“The line was reopened at 12.17pm.”