'Improvised explosive devices' disarmed by bomb squad after being found inside Lancaster home
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Police rushed to an address in Heaton Road following reports "weapons and unknown substances" had been found on Tuesday (August 24).
Nearby residents were evacuated and a cordon was put in place while the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assessed the items.
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Hide AdToday (August 27), officers confirmed "a number of improvised explosive devices were removed and dealt with by the EOD team".
"There was no threat to the wider public," a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.
"Those evacuated have returned to their homes."
A 34-year-old man who was initially arrested at the scene was later detained under the mental health act.
He remains in hospital.
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