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Bomb disposal team called and homes evacuated after ‘suspicious items found’
One man was arrested after suspicious items prompted evacuations of homes on four streets and deployment of a bomb disposal team, police said.
- Kent Police were alerted at about 16:00 BST on Wednesday to suspicious items in a flat on Rosedale Road, Margate, prompting evacuation of residents on four streets as a precaution.
- The discovery that items needed specialist examination led to deploying an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from the Ministry of Defence and bomb-disposal units, while Dane Valley ward councillors reported precautionary evacuations.
- Homes were cleared on Glencoe Road, Wharfedale Road and Malham Drive, and Thanet District Council set up Hartsdown Leisure Centre as an evacuation point while resident Liam John, 28, said, `I think everyone just shocked that there were loads of police and a bomb squad.`
- Police said the arrested individual is being held while inquiries continue, with residents evacuated from four roads and the force promising to contact them when it is safe to return.
- Officials said they will share further updates soon as dozens of families were evacuated and emergency services and local teams remain on site and at Hartsdown Leisure Centre supporting residents.
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Residents evacuated and bomb squad called after 'suspicious items' found in flat
Residents on four roads in Margate, Kent, were evacuated from their homes last night after Kent Police were called to an address with concerns over 'suspicious items' inside a flat
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