Homes evacuated over suspected grenade in garden

Houses were evacuated after a suspected hand grenade was found in a garden in Worcester, with bomb disposal experts sent to the scene.

Police were called to Bixton Close at about 19:00 BST on Sunday after the discovery.

A 100m (330ft) cordon was put in place in the street and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called, the West Mercia force said. About two hours later, just after 21:05 BST, police posted on Facebook to say the cordon had been lifted and the area made safe.

Police said the device was a grenade that was X-rayed by the EOD team and found to be empty.

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