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Two men have been charged in connection with an arson attack on Peacehaven Mosque, according to Sussex Police. No one was injured in the fire on 4 October, though the front of the building in Phyllis Avenue and a car Read More …
A number of houses have been evacuated in Preston after police searched a house and found “potentially explosive material”. The evacuation followed a pre-planned search warrant at a property in Cottam Avenue, in the Ingol area, at around 14:00 BST, Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out on an “unidentified liquid” found in a house in Eastbourne. Residents from around 160 properties were safely evacuated from the area and an 85m cordon was put in place as a precaution. Sussex Read More …
A man has been arrested after an explosive substance which poses “a threat to life” was found in a property in a Sussex seaside town, police said. Residents within a 100-metre cordon around the address on the A259 Marina in Read More …
A Second World War hand grenade was blown up in a field after police found it in a home. The unexploded grenade was found in a home near West Langney Lake in Eastbourne this afternoon. Sussex Police officers say that Read More …
Over 50 pieces of explosive ordnance were found at a beach. The items on Medmerry Beach were reported to the Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team at around 5.20pm on Wesdnesday. A cordon was put in place and the explosive ordnance disposal Read More …
The Birling Gap Coastguard team said it had been tasked to search for suspected pieces of ordnance at Birling Gap. A spokesperson added: “The team located five old WW2 shells early on Sunday morning (May 21), then came back in Read More …
A man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an ‘explosive substance’ after a bomb disposal squad raided a Brighton flat today. Police arrested the man, of no fixed address, after several containers suspected to hold petrol were discovered Read More …