Fulwood residents say they are afraid to walk down the street after two grenade-like devices were planted outside a home this week - and the bomb-maker has yet to be caught.
Families were evacuated from their homes after the explosives were found outside an address in Watling Street Road at around 12.25pm on Tuesday. Lancashire Police described them as ‘grenade-type devices’ and confirmed one was ‘viable’ - meaning it was capable of triggering an explosion. The other was not viable, said the force. The bomb squad - the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team - were called to the scene and the road taped off between Duchy Avenue and Fulwood Hall Lane.
The force said counter-terrorism police are not involved in the investigation and it does not believe there is any risk to the general public. Detectives are confident the bomb scare was an ‘isolated incident’, but the motive remains unclear. Was the home targeted? Lancashire Police declined to comment. When asked if the incident might be linked to a recent spate of arson attacks in the neighbouring Sharoe Green Lane area, detectives said they do not believe so.
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