UXO Brought into UK Primary School Leads to Early Dismissal

Shetland, United Kingdom An ordnance item brought into Scalloway Primary School was removed safely destroyed at the Scord quarry by an EOD team from Faslane. The school was evacuated after "historic ordnance" found at a local beach was brought into the school. Police and Coastguard teams responded to the scene and evacuated the building by sending children home.

Chief inspector Stuart Clemenson thanked all involved in securing the safety of the public in the following statement, "While it is very rare to find unexploded ordnance on a visit to our coastline, bad weather and high tides can expose these objects. It's important to be cautious, as ordnance comes in all shapes and sizes. If you do come across something along our coastline that you're unsure of or suspect could be unexploded ordnance, please don't touch it or move it. Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard, who will take immediate steps with the relevant partner agencies to keep people safe and ensure the item in question is disposed of correctly."

The munition was identified as a 28-pound flash and smoke bomb containing 300 grams of explosive.