Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Cambridgeshire, Hartford area, United Kingdom on Sat 8th July 2023

8th July 2023

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Police have cordoned of several roads in a rural village after reports that an unexploded bomb was found in a back garden. Workers were clearing a garden in Desborough Road in Hartford, near Huntingdon around 12.15pm on Saturday 8 July when they found the 'suspicious device' in a shed. Cambridgeshire Police say a team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) have been called to deal with the explosive. The cordon includes the junction of Mayfield Road and Desborough Road, and the junction of Desborough Road and Hartford Main Street (B1514). Members of the public are advised to avoid the area until further notice.

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