Canister blown up on beach

A Bomb disposal squad detonated a marine canister found on aNorth-east beach.

The object was spotted near Strathlene caravan park at Portessie,Buckie.

The find was reported to the police around 9.48am, yesterday.

A 100 metre safety cordon was put in place at 10.50am to ensurethe safety of the public.

The military bomb disposal team arrived from Faslane naval baseon the Clyde at 5.52pm.

And the canister was detonated on the beach at 7.05pm.

No properties were evacuated and no one was injured while thecanister was dealt with.

A Grampian Police spokesman said: "The canister was safelydetonated on the beach."