Man arrested after 'life-threatening' explosive chemicals found in St Leonards
- A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of producing illegal substances and making explosives unlawfully.
- Hazardous chemicals posing a threat to life were discovered at a property on A259 Marina in St Leonards, leading Sussex Police to declare a major incident.
- A 100-metre cordon is in place while Sussex Police conducts a thorough search for more hazardous material.
- Residents have been displaced, and a rest centre has been established at the Royal Victoria Hotel, with the incident not being treated as terror-related.
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More than 70 evacuated near UK seafront over deadly explosive chemicals
MORE than 70 residents have been evacuated from a street after the discovery of deadly explosive chemicals in a property. Cops were called to a road in the seaside town of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, on Thursday. PAResidents were evacuated after the discovery of ‘explosive’ chemicals[/caption] PAEmergency services at the scene on the A259 Marina inSt Leonards-on-Sea[/caption] Some 73 people, including children and dogs, were forced to move …


73 residents still cannot return home after explosive chemicals found at house
Police thanked the public in St Leonards for their patience during an ‘unsettling’ time.
Police have said chemicals found at a property in a Sussex town are 'not part of large scale drugs production nor terror-related'
The chemicals found at a property in St Leonards are ‘not part of any large-scale drugs production’ nor part of a ‘terror-related incident’, police have said.
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