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Suspicious device recovered from river, police say

Google A war memorial, which is of a man and is made of grey stone, is on the left. Behind the statue is a river which goes in between a field one side and a walk way the other. Google
Bedfordshire Police said they were called to a suspicious device that was recovered near The Embankment

A controlled explosion was due to be carried out after a suspicious device was recovered from a river.

Bedfordshire Police said it was called to The Embankment, in Bedford, to deal with the device.

The force said on Facebook that the device had been moved to a safe location where the explosion was due to be carried out.

It has urged anyone living in close proximity to the river not to call 999 if they hear the sound.

A spokesperson for the force said: "Rothsay Road is closed at the junction with Waterloo Road, and we would ask the public to please avoid the area whilst the incident is being dealt with."

A 100m (328ft) cordon was put in place near to the war memorial while officers awaited a specialist team from the explosive ordnance disposal unit.

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