Bomb disposal called to deal with 'old grenade' brought in to Lincoln police station

South Park Avenue and the police station on it were temporarily closed. Credit: Google Maps

A police station was temporarily closed after a member of the public brought in an "old grenade" to the front desk.

Lincolnshire Police posted on its Facebook page to say its station on South Park Avenue in Lincoln and the road itself had been closed after the suspected explosive was "presented" to staff.

A team from the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit was called to assess the item.

Around an hour later, the force updated its post to say the bomb disposal experts had "safely removed" the item and the station was being re-opened.

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