Aldi in Ripon was evacuated this afternoon after police were notified of an unexploded device in a car near the site.
The supermarket on Stonebridgegate was evacuated at around 2:30pm after a member of the public notified police about a device he had found while clearing out a relative’s home.
The item, believed to be a WWII device, had been transported in their car which was parked close to the car park and store.
A cordon was put in place as a precaution to protect members of the public and the car park was evacuated.
The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) were consulted and they attended the scene. The item was taken away by the EOD for safe disposal elsewhere.
A police spokesperson said:
“Our thanks go to the store and members of the public for their patience and understanding while emergency services dealt with the incident.”

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