Bomb squad sent in and homes evacuated after police find 'suspicious device' in Gosport

Bomb disposal experts from the Royal Navy were drafted in and homes evacuated after a suspicious device was found in a Hampshire town.

Police were called to Carr Court in Gosport just before 10am on Monday (28 August) to make an arrest following a report that a man had breached a restraining order.

Officers found a man at the address in possession of an imitation handgun and a suspicious device.

A 53-year-old man from Gosport was arrested on suspicion of harassment, possessing a firearm without a certificate, possessing a firearm with intent to resist arrest and committing an act with intent to cause an explosion. He remains in custody.

Earlier on Monday, a spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "As a precaution, local residents have been evacuated and the Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have attended."

The device was removed just after 4.30pm by the Royal Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.