Controlled explosion carried out after grenade and guns found at Doncaster house
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South Yorkshire Police and the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to an address in Bosworth Road, Adwick on March 6 – but details of the dramatic incident have only just come to light.
A police spokesman said: “Officers were called to a report of firearms found during a house clearance at and address in Bosworth Road at around 2.45pm on 6 March.
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Hide Ad“Two firearms, confirmed not to be viable, and a grenade were found.”
“Explosive Ordnance Disposal attended and carried out a controlled explosion on the grenade nearby.”
It is the latest in a number of incidents in Doncaster which have seen the bomb squad called in.
Parts of Edlington were evacuated earlier this year after the discovery of an unexploded wartime shell while Army experts were also called to Bentley in 2021.