Controlled explosion after police find grenade in Chesterfield

Published 1 day ago• 1 minute read

Matt Taylor

BBC News, East Midlands

Police officers found a grenade at a property in Chesterfield

Getty Images Stock image taken from the back of two police officers stood side by side wearing fluorescent police jackets and black police hats. — Police officers found a grenade at a property in Chesterfield

A controlled explosion was carried out in Derbyshire after a grenade was discovered, police have said.

Derbyshire Police confirmed the grenade was found at 10:16 BST on Tuesday at a house in Queen Victoria Road, in New Tupton.

A post on social media from the Chesterfield Town Centre safer neighbourhood policing team said people in the New Tupton area might have heard a loud bang between 13:30 and 14:00.

The post added there was "no cause for concern", and a spokesperson for the force confirmed the grenade was "safely detonated".

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Controlled explosion after police find grenade in Chesterfield

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