A police cordon has been removed after a suspected mine was found on Brighton Beach.

Bomb disposal teams were called to the beach after a man reportedly found the mine with his metal detector at around 8am this morning.

With bomb disposal called to the scene, police tape and barriers were put around a section of the beach but have since been removed.

At the scene of the incident near Shelter Hall on the seafront, one man said: "The tape was there all the time that I've been here.

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“It's a bit of a surprise, you would have thought that most of them would have been found by now."

Another added: "We were speculating what the scene could have been for, we thought it was some sort of crime."

The mine was reportedly found around 80ft away from the shoreline at low tide, with investigations taking place as the tide began to come in.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal units were called to the scene and assessed the threat but the small section of the beach was re-opened at around 11.30am.

Two officers were seen manning the cordon before removing police tape and metal barriers blocking off the area.

A Sussex Police spokeswoman initially said: “A cordon has been put in place on Brighton beach opposite the Odeon Cinema, West Street, after a member of the public reported finding a suspected mine about 80ft from the shoreline at low tide around 8am on Friday.

“The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit have been contacted and are currently assessing the object.

“We ask that people avoid that area of the beach.”

Bombs have previously been found on Brighton beach and destroyed by disposal teams. On New Year's Day, a Second World War shell was found near the Palace Pier and destroyed.

Explosions from the disposal were heard as far away as Hanover and Queen’s Park.