Update on road closure on Strand Road, in Bootle, due to police incident

**UPDATE** 

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has attended the scene and the item has now been detonated at a safe location. The car has been seized.

A police cordon has now been lifted and residents have returned to their homes.

Thank you to members of the public, residents and business owners for your patience while we dealt with this incident.

ORIGINAL

can confirm that emergency services are currently in Bootle attending to an incident this afternoon, Monday 4 November.

At around 1.10pm, we received a report of a possible grenade inside the boot of a car on Strand Road.

A cordon is in place and several homes and businesses have been evacuated as a precaution. There are also multiple road closures in place, so please avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident.

Thank you for your patience.