Roads set to reopen after bomb squad called to Crawley

Roads are set to re-open in Crawley tonight after a suspicious item was found in the town centre.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Sep 2018, 23:03 BST
Updated 7th Sep 2018, 00:17 BST
The bomb disposal robot at the sceneThe bomb disposal robot at the scene
The bomb disposal robot at the scene

The town centre was evacuated and a 100m cordon was put in place after a suspicious item was discovered in a bin in Memorial Gardens.

Crawley town centre evacuated after suspicious item foundPolice closed off College Road and Southgate Avenue at about 6.20pm and bomb disposal experts were called.

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Officers said the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team had investigated the item and it was believed not to be suspicious.

The bomb disposal robot at the sceneThe bomb disposal robot at the scene
The bomb disposal robot at the scene

'Explosion' as bomb squad called to Crawley town centreSuperintendent James Collis said: "We are reducing the cordon and will open the roads again as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone affected this evening for their patience while we investigated and made sure the area was safe."

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