Police station evacuated after unexploded bomb handed in
Watford police station has been evacuated after an unexploded bomb was handed in at the front counter.
Staff were forced to close the building in Shady Lane after a member of the public brought the device into the reception at around 9.30am.
Experts from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) have been called to help them safely dispose of the device, which is believed to date from the Second World War.
The bomb was handed in by a man who said he had found it in his garage.
Watford Magistrates' Court in Clarendon Road is also closed.
A spokesperson from Hertfordshire Constabulary said there was no risk to the public.
UPDATE: The police station and court reopened at 11.05am.
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