More devices found in Hollingbourne by Kent Police after man shot
Bomb squad officers were recalled to the scene on Wednesday evening after at least four items were found which needed to be safely disposed of, it confirmed previously.In a statement on Saturday, Kent Police said: "As part of ongoing searches of the local area since the incident, officers were required to intermittently close the A20 across several days to allow further work to be carried out by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team."During this time, they have tended to at least nine suspicious devices."Ch Supt Neil Loudon said it had been a complex investigation and thanked the public for their patience while officers conducted "vital searches".The force previously said the incident was not related to terrorism and that the man who was shot had suffered life-changing but not life-threatening injuries.
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