A spokesman for
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit confirmed the shell was live - but said the chances of it exploding were low.
"Following a request from the gardai as a precautionary measure, the Army deployed an
Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit to carry out some further tests.
Arnold Santos of the MPD's
Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "Specialist trained personnel from the Army
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit have now assessed the device, believed to be a World War II grenade.
"In line with nationally agreed protocols Counter Terrorism Officers attended the scene and as a result of their initial assessment a military
Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit attended the scene."
Experts from the
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were called in by police who took the device away and carried out a controlled explosion on Formby beach shortly after 6pm.
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Specialists from the Army's
explosive ordnance disposal unit arrived to examine the device at about 5.30pm.
The
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) and emergency services were called, with no injuries reported."
The Army's
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit examined the device and destroyed it at the scene.
"The
explosive ordnance disposal unit arrived and, as a precaution and a cordon was put in place.
Students in the Wyvern and Bredon blocks of flats, were evacuated for more than five hours and the
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was called in.