The residents of a house in Bristol have been given the all-clear - finally - after a second day of searches by the army's bomb squad unearthed more potentially dangerous explosive devices in their garden.
The Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal team were back in Henleaze Avenue today, Wednesday, for another day of scouring the back garden of a house where eight grenades and some ammo was discovered yesterday.
There was a substantial police presence in Henleaze Road again today - although this time the road was not cordoned off. On Tuesday, police taped off the road for around six hours and called the Army EOD team to the scene following the discovery in the back garden of the property.
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Today, the police returned from around 7am and set up a guard in front of the house while detectives and the Army bomb squad team went back in to search for more devices. The back garden of the house is currently the subject of building work which is thought to have disturbed the ground and unearthed the collection of devices that could date back 100 years or more.
Throughout the afternoon, the teams from the police and the army went in and out of the semi-detached property, but police confirmed late this afternoon that they have now left and the search is over - having found more potentially dangerous devices there.
"We were called at 11am yesterday (Tuesday 6 September) to Henleaze Avenue, in Bristol, following reports of two suspected grenades being dug up from a garden," the spokesperson said. "The road was closed to allow the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to gain access. Upon their arrival, officers carried out a search of the garden and discovered eight grenades and three used rounds of ammunition which are believed to date back to WW1.
"The objects found yesterday were successfully disposed of last night through a controlled explosion. Today officers and the EOD returned to the property to conduct a further in-depth search of the garden. During this search, officers found two used fuses which have now been disposed of safely through another controlled explosion.
"The EOD has now vacated the property and it has been handed back to the homeowner, who we would like to thank for their patience and cooperation," she added.
Police released images of the fuses found today and some of the grenades found yesterday.
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