Grenade

Grenade event in Bedfordshire, Bedford area, United Kingdom on Thu 8th July 2021

8th July 2021

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Embankment and surrounding roads closed after ‘unexploded grenade’ found The Embankment, Albany Road and Newnham Road were closed this afternoon by Police. Bedfordshire Police have told the Bedford Independent that a device, believed to be an unexploded grenade, had been found in the river nearby. At the time, a spokesperson said: “There is not believed to be any risk posed to the wider public, however a cordon is in place and the immediate area has been evacuated as a precaution while we await Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers.” Bedfordshire Police and EOD took the device to Priory Park, where it was destroyed in a controlled explosion shortly after 7.20pm. The roads were reopened around 6 pm.

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