THE Army has issued a statement after the bomb squad was scrambled to a hand grenade at Hereford police station and carried out a controlled explosion.
Bath Street in Hereford was closed and a cordon was thrown around the station after a hand grenade was taken into the station.
West Mercia Police said what was believed to be a hand grenade had been handed in by a member of the public, with the Army later confirming it was.
The road was closed for around an hour at 10.30am on Tuesday as West Mercia Police called in the bomb squad, with 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Search Regiment Royal Logistic Corps the British Army's specialist unit responsible for improvised explosive devices and conventional munitions disposal.
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An Army spokesperson said troops from Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, were sent to the scene and, upon inspection, the item was found to be a World War Two hand grenade.
It was safely removed and subsequently destroyed by a controlled explosion.
It was not the first time a hand grenade had been taken into the police station by a member of the public, with a similar incident in April 2019.
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