An object thought to be an "unexploded wartime device" caused some drama in Coatbridge on Monday, with bomb specialists racing to the scene.
The bomb squad raced to the scene near the A8 in Shawhead to assess the object - which turned out to be a gas canister.
The alarm was raised at around 2.45pm on Monday, January 24, with the specialist coppers closing off the on and off ramp from the A725 to the A8, with diversions being put in place.
Upon arrival, the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EDO) team assessed the item and it was later confirmed to be identified as a "gas canister" before roads reopened at around 6.25pm.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman told Lanarkshire Live : "We were called following the discovery of what was thought to be an unexploded wartime device near to the A8 in Shawhead.
"The EOD attended and, following examination, it was confirmed that the item, identified as a gas canister, posed no threat to the public.
"The on and off ramp from the A725 to the A8, which was closed as a precaution at the time, was then reopened."
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