Overview
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams took away the item from a property on Francombe Grove and the cordon has been lifted.
- A small number of evacuated residents have been allowed to return to their homes, with officers maintaining a presence in the area.
- A 21-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of attempting to join the proscribed group Daesh under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Counter Terrorism Policing South East led the operation with support from Counter Terrorism Policing South West and Avon and Somerset Police.
- Police say there is no believed wider risk to the public, and search and investigative activity linked to the arrest continues.