Homes evacuated as bomb squad called to estate
Residents were evacuated in a Welsh estate as a bomb disposal unit was called in to deal with a "suspicious device" found in a garden. Specialist trained personnel from the army's explosive ordnance disposal unit attended the scene near Rhys Road in Blackwood.
They were joined at the scene by Gwent Police at around 11.50am on Sunday, June 1. The device was examined and destroyed near the scene by the army. Police say a cordon was put in place as a precaution.
Images from the scene show police vehicles and officers on a back lane near the garden where the device was found, as well as police tape in the area.
A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said: "We were called at around 11.50am on Sunday, June 1 after a suspicious device was found in a garden near Rhys Road, Blackwood.
"Specialist trained personnel from the army's explosive ordnance disposal unit (EOD) attended to assist our officers with the examination and disposal of the object.
"Nearby houses were evacuated and cordon put in place as a preliminary caution.
"The suspicious device was destroyed near the scene by the army's explosive ordnance disposal unit."
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