Bomb squad identifies device which triggered evacuation in South Yorkshire

A suspicious device which triggered the evacuation of a number of homes in a South Yorkshire street turned out to be a replica grenade.
By Claire Lewis
Published 15th Dec 2020, 09:26 BST
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The army’s specialist bomb squad was called following the discovery of the device in a property on Cliff Road, Darfield, Barnsley, yesterday afternoon.

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As a precaution, until the bomb experts arrived at the house, a cordon was put in place and residents from nearby homes were evacuated.

A suspicious device which led to the evacuation of homes in a South Yorkshire street turned out to be a replica grenade (Photo: Getty)A suspicious device which led to the evacuation of homes in a South Yorkshire street turned out to be a replica grenade (Photo: Getty)
A suspicious device which led to the evacuation of homes in a South Yorkshire street turned out to be a replica grenade (Photo: Getty)

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An examination of the device later established that it was a replica grenade and residents were allowed to return to their homes.

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The device was given to police officers by the current occupant of a house visited as part of routine enquiries to try to find an outstanding suspect wanted for questioning by South Yorkshire Police.

When the alarm was raised, Cliff Road was immediately sealed off to traffic and pedestrians and all emergency services were alerted to the discovery.

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