A GRENADE was found in a canal this morning, Wednesday.
An eyewitness said the explosive was found by a man who was magnet fishing on Welch Hill Street in Leigh alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
A cordon was in place and a bomb disposal team arrived at the scene.
After carrying out checks, the bomb squad discovered that the grenade was not believed to be capable of working and a controlled explosion did not need to be carried out.
A police spokesman said "it is believed that the grenade may have been in the canal since the Second World War".
Army personnel and Wigan Council staff were also in attendance.
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