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08 Sept 2025

Road reopens after unexploded explosive device dealt with

Road reopens after unexploded explosive device dealt with

A road has reopened after a bomb disposal team dealt with an unexploded ordnance device found in a South Lanarkshire town.

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

An exclusion zone was put in place and Bothwell Road at Bothwell Bridge was closed.

At about 3.20pm on Friday, police said that the item had been removed by explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists and the road had reopened.

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