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Unknown event in Linlithgow, West Lothian area, United Kingdom on Mon 16th October 2023

16th October 2023

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A second controlled explosion has taken place in the Union Canal after a device was discovered. Police confirmed that an explosive item had been recovered from the waterway in Linlithgow on Sunday. The force said that explosive ordnance disposal officers attended the scene and carried out a controlled detonation of the unknown item.

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