MAGNET fishers have claimed responsibility for a road closure near Sixways after they pulled an 'unexploded bomb' from the canal.
It is the second time in a week Offerton Lane in Hindlip has been closed in both directions.
Police announced the road near Sixways was closed at just after 1.45pm.
West Mercia Police officers at the scene declined to comment.
Kingfisher Magneteers, a Redditch-based group of magnet fishers, found the bomb and claim it could be a Mill's Hand Grenade from World War One.
Stewart Jones, from the magnet fishing group said, said: "Kingfisher Magneteers once again found an explosive device on Offerton Lane.
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"We actually went to a different location this morning, but due to a fishing contest, we came to Offerton Lane, hoping for a quieter day.
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"After a few hours of peaceful magnet fishing, we, unfortunately, discovered a Mill's Hand Grenade which was still live with the pin and clip in situ.
"We called the police and in turn, the bomb disposal unit was dispatched."
Two officers were in a police car which was parked outside Worcester Rugby Club on Offerton Lane.
The road reopened at just after 4pm.
Last week the group pulled out another unexploded device from the same section of canal.
Mr Jones said he was left feeling shocked when he pulled an unexploded bomb for the first time from a canal near Worcester.
He said there was a moment of panic when he pulled the unexploded ordinance from the canal on Sunday (March 5).
He said: "We were all stationed about 10 metres from each other along the canal when our group member Clare Murray called us over to say she has found something she at first thought was a toy.
"I quickly realised that it could in fact be an explosive so I tried to keep a level head and follow the safety precautions.
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"A lot of the team around me were panicking but we were able to put the explosive back into water in a bucket and we immediately called the police.
"I was actually filming at the time and managed to capture roughly nine seconds of audio where you can hear the explosion."
He said: "Police immediately established a cordon and we packed up our gear and moved within a safe distance."
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