A POPULAR beauty spot has been sealed off after a bomb was found.
Emergency crews raced to East Sands beach in St Andrews, Fife, around 7pm.
Parts of the beach were sealed off by cops amid the discovery.
It is understood part of a Stokes mortar was found at the scene.
The explosive was commonly used during the Second World War.
A Bomb Squad has also been called from Edinburgh to the scene.
One eyewitness told The Courier: “Access to the beach is pretty much shut off.
“Police are turning people away who are trying to walk in the area.
“It’s a pretty large area they have shut off.”
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