Google MapsA potentially explosive device and handgun have been recovered from a canal in Falkirk.
Police and bomb disposal experts were called to the Forth and Clyde canal at South Bantaskin Road around 10.50am on Sunday following the discovery.
A cordon was erected around the area while EOD teams dealt with the possible unexploded ordnance device.
A handgun was discovered at a different part of the canal and is believed to be unrelated the ordnance device.
Police Scotland said the items appear to have been in the water for “some time.”
Inspector Colin Sutherland said: “We were contacted after a possible unexploded ordnance device was discovered in the Forth and Clyde canal at South Bantaskine Road, Falkirk around 10.50am on Sunday, August 11, 2024.
“A cordon was put in place and EOD have attended and dealt with the item.
“A handgun was also discovered at a different part of the canal. Both are believed to have been in the water for some time and appear unrelated.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”
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