A local resident has confirmed to Penarth Nub News that they had seen the incendiary device being discovered on Penarth beach.

The individual, who would like to remain anonymous, said a few people were looking at the kit (pictured above) but were unable to work it out. They said: ''None of us knew what it was''.

''I said to them half as a joke, I thought it was just an old flask or something.''

The resident then left the group with the item but later discovered on the news that it had been taken back to one of the resident's homes and had led to local evacuations.

From the image, the item was identified as a WW2 Germany Incendiary Bomb.

Incendiary bombs, filled with highly combustible chemicals such as magnesium, phosphorus or petroleum jelly (napalm), were dropped in clusters to spread fires. In the later stages of the Second World War, they were employed by the Royal Air Force to create firestorms in places such as Dresden.

With its busy commercial docks and the proximity to Cardiff Docks and steelworks, Penarth became a target for Nazi German bombing raids during the Second World War.

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