Bomb squad makes a suspected explosive safe after police find it in a Poole car reported to contain 'offensive weapons'

Dorset Police were called to Sherwood Avenue, Poole, at around 10.20pm on Friday following a report that a parked car contained offensive weapons and other suspicious items. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team worked through the night to make the device safe; a cordon was put in place and local residents were evacuated. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.

Armed officers and sniffer dogs were deployed to Park Homer Drive in Wimborne, which police confirmed was linked to the Poole incident.

Officers initially attended a property on Sherwood Avenue before the suspected explosive was found in the nearby vehicle.