Man arrested on explosives charges after police incident involving bomb squad in Kidderminster
Roads have now reopened after suspicious items were discovered at a Kidderminster property – one man has been arrested.
Residents were evacuated from their homes on Saturday night as the bomb squad attended the scene on the A541 Stourport Road in Kidderminster after what police described as "a number of suspicious items" being found.
A 51-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and remains in police custody as enquiries continue.
Experts from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team at West Mercia Police were called to the area and the road between Sutton Park Road and Goldthorn Road remained shut overnight.
A 110-yard cordon was put in place as a precaution with householders being evacuated temporarily at about 7pm on Saturday.
It was lifted on Sunday and police remained on the scene while searches continued.
