THE BOMB squad was called to Ludlow after a grenade was found in an attic, with the residents told to evacuate immediately.
The military hand grenade was found in a house on New Street when residents were sorting through items in the attic and swiftly called the police.
A cordon was put in place after the discovery at around 1pm Thursday (August 29) and the army's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team contacted the council to supply a number of filled sandbags.
Checks by bomb disposal experts found the grenade was safe, meaning it was either a training weapon or had been made safe previously.
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