Overview
- Multiple callers reported a loud explosion near Holder Oval about 5am on Thursday.
- Shortly before 10am, a member of the public found a roughly 15-centimetre item on the oval, prompting a police cordon and attendance by the AFP Bomb Team.
- Specialists assessed the item as safe to handle at the scene, and forensic officers seized it for detailed examination.
- Investigators believe the device was homemade and cautioned that such items can cause harm even if intended as pranks.
- Police are exploring possible links to other recent ACT device finds, do not currently believe it is tied to the January Lake Ginninderra cases, and are urging information via Crime Stoppers.