Homes evacuated as suspect device blown up in Leeds

A SUSPECT device has been blown up at a park in Leeds after being found during a police raid.
The scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, LeedsThe scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, Leeds
The scene after the police operation in Chapeltown, Leeds

The package was discovered during the operation at a house on Sholebroke Avenue, Chapeltown.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said it was taken to Soldier’s Field in Roundhay Park where a controlled explosion took place.

Dozens of homes were evacuated. A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.

He is due to appear today at Leeds Magistrates’ Court.