Army bomb squad brought in after grenade found in bin

Image source, Steve Huntley/大象传媒

Image caption, A grenade was found in a recycling bin in the public car park in Bedwell Crescent, Hertfordshire Police said

Roads have reopened in a town after a grenade was discovered in a public car park recycling bin.

Hertfordshire Police said Bedwell Crescent, in Stevenage, was shut between Colestrete and Abbots Grove, at about 07:30 GMT.

The closures were lifted at 09:55, after officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team removed the device, police confirmed.

Image source, Steve Huntley/大象传媒

Image caption, The roads around Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, were closed for about two hours

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