Bomb scare false alarm in Hilsea Police cordoned off a road in Hilsea after a...

Published: 7:28 pm March 7, 2018
Updated: 10:29 pm September 1, 2025

Bomb scare false alarm in Hilsea

Police cordoned off a road in Hilsea after a suspected bomb was discovered this afternoon. Ackworth Road has been sealed off around BS Steel by police after the piece of ordnance – believed to be from the 1950s-1970s – was discovered. Royal Ordinance specialists have confirmed the warhead is inert and safe to move.

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