A bomb disposal squad was forced to detonate an object in Edinburgh after it was discovered in the Union Canal.
Police Scotland have confirmed that specialist officers were called out on Sunday afternoon after calls had been made to alert them to the item at around 12.15pm.
Teams had quickly raced to the Gibson Terrace area of the city in Fountainbridge, where a cordon was set up around the street, with an area surrounding the canal closed off.
According to police, the "unexploded ordinance" was examined by teams, before being moved to a separate location in Gypsy Brae.
After being moved by the bomb disposal squad, the item was "safely detonated."
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.15pm on Sunday, 31 October, officers were called to the Gibson Terrace area of Edinburgh, following a report of potential unexploded ordinance being found in the nearby canal.
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"A cordon was put in place as a specialist team examined the object. It has been secured and taken to Gypsy Brae to be safely detonated and disposed of.
"There was no risk to the wider public.”
