WWII grenade found at beauty spot

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A World War II grenade has been found near Portaferry in County Down.

Police are at the scene on the Loughshore Road, part of which has been closed.

Alliance Party assembly member Kieran McCarthy said it was found at about 1600 BST at a beauty spot and is likely to have been there for a long time.

"I suspect there have been a number of old (ship) wrecks there over the last years and it's possible it's been lying for all those years," he said.

"As I understand it someone discovered it just about four o'clock and it's possible with the wrecks that's been over there for a number of years that this just happened to come along.

"I hope that it can be sorted out and no-one gets injured."