A metal detector enthusiast sparked a bomb scare after he stumbled upon a hand grenade.
Police cordoned off part of the cliffs at Seaford Head after the man found the device at South Barn Hill.
It later emerged that it was a relic from the Second World War and was safely taken away by bomb disposal experts, Sussex Police said.
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