UPDATE: Suspected grenades found in Peterborough were action training devices

UPDATE: Police have informed us that suspected grenades discovered at a house in Peterborough were actually training devices.

Officers tell us they've now been removed from the scene at Eastern Avenue - and people are allowed back in their homes.

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Homes in Peterborough have been evacuated after grenades were reportedly found by police.

Officers conducted a search of a house on Eastern Avenue today.

Cambridgeshire Police have released the following statement:

“This is in relation to a search of a house in Eastern Avenue where suspicious devices, believed to be grenades, have been found by officers."

“A cordon has been put in place and neighbouring houses have been evacuated as a precaution.

"Officers are currently at the scene and are liaising with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD) as investigations continue.”

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