Bomb squad called to Peterborough Embankment after discovery by fisherman
The bomb squad were called to Peterborough Embankment yesterday (Sunday) after a fisherman discovered an explosive device.
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An area of the embankment was cordoned off by police after the discovery, which was made at lunchtime.
A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: “Police were called at 12:47pm yesterday (5 September) to the embankment in Peterborough after a report from a fisherman that he had found an old explosive device in the river.
“The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended and made the suspected device safe.”