Overview
- Officers discovered a suspected explosive device at a Suffolk Avenue address while carrying out arrest enquiries and called an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to the scene.
- Police established cordons and evacuated properties inside an exclusion zone reported to be about 100 metres, affecting areas near Surrey Close, Walcott Avenue and Marsh Lane.
- A man was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and remains in police custody; Dorset Police have not released his identity.
- An ambulance attended the cordoned area as a precaution and nearby sites outside the exclusion zone, including Twynham Primary School, continued to operate.
- Dorset Police described the incident as ongoing, the cordon remained in place late into the day, and the Ministry of Defence had not responded to inquiries at the time of publication.