BREAKING NEWS: Hastings police station and courts evacuated amid '˜bomb' scare

Hastings police station and custody suite were evacuated after a quantity of ammunition was handed in by a member of the public shortly before noon today (Thursday, August 10).
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Hastings Police Station

The items largely consisted of shotgun cartridges.

Sussex Police said there was concern that some of the items might be unsafe, so as a precaution, officers, staff and two prisoners left the building and a 100-metre exclusion zone was created while further advice was sought from explosive ordnance experts.

Hastings Magistrates’ Court was also evacuated.

Inspector Anita Turner, of the Hastings neighbourhood policing team, said: “At around 1.15pm we were informed by explosive ordnance that it would be safe to return.

“No one was hurt and only minimal disruption was caused.”

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