Bomb disposal team called to ‘suspicious package’ at A1 service station near Huntingdon
A 100m cordon was put in place
Bomb disposal experts were deployed to an A1 service station near Huntingdon on Wednesday (August 5) after receiving reports of a suspicious package inside.
Cambridgeshire Police were called to reports of a suspicious item at Brampton Services at 4.55pm on Wednesday.
Police put a 100m cordon in place and alerted the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD).
An EOD spokesperson said: “We can confirm that an Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) from Colchester Troop 621 Sqn, 11 EOD&S Regiment RLC, responded to Brampton Services on August 5, following a request from Cambridgeshire Police. The EOD operator identified the item as a hoax.”
Cambridgeshire Police said that the cordon was removed by 9pm.