Student bailed after bombing making equipment in Portsmouth

Jordan Blake

Student bailed after bombing making equipment in Portsmouth

An East Sussex man arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act has been released but remains under investigation. The 20-year-old was arrested as part of an investigation into the discovery of a suspicious object in a student accommodation block in Stanhope Road, Portsmouth. It was reported to us at around 4.30pm on Thursday, April 19. No-one was injured in the incident and there’s not believed to be any wider or ongoing threat to the public.

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