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WW2 munitions handed in at police station

Stuart Maisner
BBC News, South East
Eddie Mitchell Police officers and police tape on a cordon around the police station at Chatsworth Road in Worthing Eddie Mitchell
Chatsworth Road in Worthing was cordoned off for more than two hours

Buildings in a road in West Sussex were evacuated after unexploded World War Two munitions were brought in to a police station.

A cordon was set up at both ends of Chatsworth Road in Worthing at about 14:00 BST on Friday, according to Sussex Police.

The force said the buildings were evacuated "as a precaution" while the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team dealt with the incident.

The items were safely removed and the cordon and road closure was stood down at about 16:30 BST.

Sussex Police thanked the public for their patience while it dealt with the incident.

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