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07 Sept 2025

Roads closed after unexploded explosive device found near Glasgow

Roads closed after unexploded explosive device found near Glasgow

Roads have been closed after an unexploded ordnance device was found near Glasgow.

Just before 11am on Friday, Police Scotland were alerted to a report of an unexploded ordnance discovered in Old Bothwell Road, near Bothwell, South Lanarkshire.

Officers were at the scene and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists were contacted, Police Scotland said.

An exclusion is in place and Bothwell Road at Bothwell Bridge is closed.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “The public is asked to avoid the area.”

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