Wirral: Two unexploded devices found in quick succession

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Image caption, One unexploded device was found in a house in Price Street, Birkenhead

Two unexploded devices found in quick succession on the Wirral have been safely detonated.

Merseyside Police said the first was found close to the Dips in New Brighton at about 10:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The force said another was found inside a house at 10:40 GMT on Price Street in Birkenhead.

There were no suspicious circumstances, it said, adding: "Contact emergency services immediately if [you] find a suspicious item in a public place.

"Never take it back to a residential property."

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