An historic hand grenade, discovered during maintenance work in Dublin, has been made safe.
The Army Bomb Disposal Team was called after the Mills 36 grenade was discovered by staff as they carried out maintenance work on a bridge in Ballsbridge.
The team put a cordon in place after arriving on scene shortly after 11am this morning.
A controlled explosion was carried out and the scene was declared safe at 12.45pm.
The Defence Forces said that Mills 36 hand grenades were regularly used throughout the War of Independence and World War II.
They were patented and developed by the British Army in 1915 and continued to be manufactured up until the 1980s.
It urged any members of the public who might come across historic munitions to maintain a safe distance and inform gardaí.
Bomb disposal in Ballsbridge. pic.twitter.com/tApqbGpQmX
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