UPDATE: Bognor sergeant ‘thankful’ shells were safe

A BRIEF bomb scare this morning (July 30) in Bognor Regis has finished with empty shells taken from the scene.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jul 2015, 14:51 BST

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Roads around the tip at Shripney Road were closed, as well as the tip itself, after what police believed to be two wartime shells were dropped off at Arun Business Park.

Speaking at the scene, sergeant Christian Thomas said: “We found a couple of old shells and cordoned off the tip.

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“Thankfully they were empty shells so we didn’t have to do a full scale evacuation. The road and tip has now reopened.”

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Bomb disposal leaves the scene

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