Women held on suspicion of Explosives Act offence after 'suspicious item' is found in Sheffield house
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The women, aged 42 and 20 and both from Sheffield, were arrested yesterday after a police search of a house in Uttley Close, Darnall, led to the Army’s bomb squad being called.
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Hide AdAround 40 homes were evacuated and a police cordon was erected while bomb squad specialists examined the item of concern.
Residents were allowed back into their homes a few hours later.
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Hide AdThey claim the house at the centre of yesterday’s police operation had been empty for some time but had recently been moved into.
The women arrested over the incident have been released under investigation.
This morning, South Yorkshire Police said: “A 42-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman, both from Sheffield, were arrested under Section 4 of the Explosives Act.
“They have both now been released under investigation.
“Officers attended the address as part of an ongoing investigation.”