A major incident in Nottingham led to the evacuation of homes after two suspicious packages were found in Lenton, specifically on Allington Avenue and Maxwell Court. The bomb disposal team conducted a controlled explosion on one of the packages. Nottinghamshire Police confirmed that nothing untoward was found, and the incident was deemed safe shortly after 5am. Residents who had spent the night out of their homes were allowed to return.
People can return home after specialist teams safely resolved a suspicious packages incident in Lenton. A controlled explosion was carried out to enable access to a package in Allington Avenue. Nothing untoward was found. The incident was deemed safe shortly after 5am. https://t.co/2hNIvjigqt
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