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A piece of unexploded ordnance that led to buildings along a seafront being evacuated has been safely removed. Cordons were put in place in the Pier Road area of in Southsea after police were called at 09:37 GMT. A spokesperson Read More …
Five police officers who confronted a gunman who was armed with two explosive bags have been honoured at the National Police Bravery Awards. Damian Mazurkiewicz, 54, set off one device which emitted a cloud of smoke in a property in Read More …
A man who detonated a low explosive device in the presence of police officers has admitted the offence in court. Police attended an address in Carr Court, Davenport Close, shortly before 10am on 28 August last year to arrest 54-year-old Read More …
Emergency services swarmed the around around Portsmouth and Southsea railway station after an item was found earlier this morning. A 100m cordon has been set up around the station, blocking members of the public from getting near the scene. Trains Read More …
An unexploded Second World War bomb has been found near railway tracks, leading to the delay of some train services. Police received a report about the unexploded bomb at a construction site in Netley, Hampshire, at 10am on Friday, according Read More …
A man has been arrested by counter terrorism officers after bomb disposal experts were called to a house. The 25-year-old is being held on suspicion of making or possessing explosives and having a gun following the incident in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Read More …
A new multi-million-pound museum telling the story of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) has opened to the public. The RLC Museum is now open at Worthy Down Camp, near Winchester, Hampshire. “We really get the Army, we sustain the British Read More …
A 14-year-old boy researched making shrapnel bombs and filmed a video in which he vowed to carry out “jihad”, a court has heard. The boy, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, developed “extremist and radical” views after experiencing a troubled home life, Leicester Read More …
A man has been charged after he was caught by police making a weapon and explosives in his home. Officers found Pascal Knorr-Gulde, 47, making the devices during a raid of his home in Southampton, Hampshire. Neighbouring homes on Bond Read More …
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court accused of trying to make homemade bombs containing shrapnel. The teenager, from Eastleigh, was arrested on Friday after concerns were raised by social services. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with one Read More …
