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Bomb police bail 75-year-old

A 75-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or damage property after a homemade explosive was found near to a mosque in Walsall last weekend has been released on bail, West Midlands Police said.

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Counter-terror police to probe mosque bomb

Counter-terror police are helping with a major hate crime investigation after a small home-made bomb exploded near a mosque. Around 150 people were evacuated from their homes in the Caldmore area of Walsall on Saturday night while bomb disposal experts made the device safe.

Foresenic officers at the mosque in Walsall Credit: Press Association

Police have stepped up patrols in Walsall to reassure the community, despite believing the planting of the device was an isolated incident.

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