Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Moray, Spey Bay area, United Kingdom on Sun 5th March 2023

Wartime bomb found at Spey Bay in Moray The shingle beach at Spey Bay was sealed off for several hours yesterday following the discovery of a bomb. What's believed to have been a "wartime device" was found by a member of the public shortly after noon. A bomb disposal team was subsequently dispatched from Edinburgh and carried out a controlled explosion. Speaking while the incident was ongoing, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We were called following the discovery of what is thought to be an unexploded wartime device. "The EOD (explosives ordnance disposal) has been informed and are attending. "As a precaution, a cordon has been put in place and people are asked to avoid the area." The bomb was exploded at around 5.45pm. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: "We can confirm that an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended Spey Bay at the request of Police Scotland." Moray's beaches were used to prepare soldiers and sailors for the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944.