A hand grenade, believed to be from World War II was found in the boot of a car on North Gyle Terrace yesterday afternoon.
A bomb disposal team attended the scene and recovered the weapon.
A cordon and road closure were put in place to ensure the safety of the public.
A police spokesman said: “People were called to North Gyle Terrace at around 3.30pm this afternoon following a report of a hand grenade, believed to date back to the Second World War, in the boot of a car.
“A cordon and road closure are in place to ensure the safety of the public while the EOD work to dispose of the item continues.
“There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
