UPDATE: Police cordon extended after suspected '˜handmade explosives' found at Peterborough house

A police cordon remains in place sealing off a Peterborough street after suspected explosives were found at a house during a raid yesterday, Tuesday June 21.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jun 2016, 11:18 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 18:23 BST
The scene in Stokesay Court, Longthorpe, today, Wednesday, following the discovery of explosives yesterdayThe scene in Stokesay Court, Longthorpe, today, Wednesday, following the discovery of explosives yesterday
The scene in Stokesay Court, Longthorpe, today, Wednesday, following the discovery of explosives yesterday

While arresting a 23-year-old man for assault, police found what are thought to be handmade explosives.

The bomb-squad attended the address in Stokesay Court, Longthorpe.

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The police cordon has been extended to cordon off the road at its junction with Harlech Grange this morning, Wednesday June 22.

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The Bomb Squad have been called to an address in LongthorpeThe Bomb Squad have been called to an address in Longthorpe
The Bomb Squad have been called to an address in Longthorpe

The man arrested remains in custody.

The hand-made devices were removed by the bomb squad last night.

The discovery is not being linked to terrorism with a Cambridgeshire police spokeswoman stating that it is being treated as an “isolated incident.”