Incident at Stoke Prior involving unexploded wartime bomb concludes safely (Image: Newsquest)
POLICE have confirmed an incident at Stoke Prior involving an unexploded device - thought to be a wartime bomb - has concluded safely.
West Mercia Police put a cordon in place and evacuated the area after a suspected bomb was discovered near the railway line at a scrap yard at Stoke Prior, Worcestershire.
Railway services were disrupted and Hanbury Road closed but police have since confirmed the cordon has been removed and the road has re-opened.
West Mercia Police thanked members of the public for their patience and a spokesperson for the force said on Twitter: "The incident with an unexploded ordnance on Hanbury Road in Stoke Prior has now concluded safely.
"The cordon has been removed and the road has been re-opened."
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