The officials were defusing the bomb when it exploded due to which five officials of the
Bomb Disposal Unit and four other people were injured.
"The
bomb disposal unit told us that there was no way that we or a member of public could know whether the shell was live or not.
One resident said: "The
bomb disposal unit was here on Sunday evening and the road was blocked off.
Earlier, the Commander of the
Bomb Disposal Unit, DSP John Aniche, had briefed the Commissioner and Chief Nwodo on the items they collected from the scene including batteries, pellets and other materials used in preparing the IED and said that they would be carefully scrutinised and analysed.
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Bomb Disposal Unit since 2009.
The road re-opened at 1.23pm, when the
bomb disposal unit had removed the item.
Officers called in the
bomb disposal unit and the object was removed.
After "checking on the internet" she called police, who drafted in the Royal Logistics Corps
Bomb Disposal Unit, based in Chester.
Officers were called to the unoccupied house on Grange Mount yesterday and neighbours were advised to remain indoors until an Army
bomb disposal unit team arrived to assess the item, which was subsequently removed for disposal.
A ROYAL Navy
bomb disposal unit detonated an unexploded World War II ordnance near the Severn Crossing.
Police officers searching a house in Gledholt Bank on Sunday found a suspicious device and the army
bomb disposal unit was called.