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Derby major incident: Two arrested on explosives offences and 200 homes evacuated
Derbyshire Police evacuated over 200 homes and arrested two men aged 40s and 50s on explosives suspicion; the controlled operation is not linked to terrorism, police said.
- On Wednesday Derbyshire Police declared a major incident in Derby after operations in the Pear Tree area, evacuating around 200 homes near Vulcan Street.
- A warrant was executed at a Vulcan Street, Derby property after intelligence about potentially explosive materials, with Derbyshire Police saying the evacuations are precautionary and the Army's Explosive Ordnance Division supported controlled disposal.
- Officers are knocking on all properties within the cordon, which includes Shaftesbury Crescent, Vulcan Street, Reeves Road, Harrington Street, Baseball Drive, and Cambridge Street, while a rest centre operates at the Salvation Army, 38 Osmaston Road, Derby.
- Two men were arrested and remain in custody; residents in the evacuation zone were told to prepare to be out of their homes for 24 hours and arrange medicines or pet care.
- Police warned residents they may hear a controlled `bang` shortly as the Army's Explosive Ordnance Division works across seven residential streets, with updates on the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page and contact via Facebook messenger or 101 non-emergency number.
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Police issue update on major incident in Derbyshire as bomb squad attend scene amid evacuation of 200 homes
Police have issued an update on a major incident that broke out in Derbyshire this afternoon – with a bomb squad deployed to the scene amid the evacuation of 200 homes.
·Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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Daily StarHundreds of homes evacuated in major Derby incident
Multiple streets are in the evacuation zone
·Derby, United Kingdom
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