Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Monday, 4th November 2024, at 14:15hrs
Road closures remain in place whilst emergency services deal with this incident
Multiple road closures are in place this afternoon as police deal with an incident in Bootle.
Merseyside Police confirmed they were called to Strand Road shortly after 1pm on Monday afternoon to reports of a possible grenade inside the boot of a car.
A cordon has been put in place whilst emergency services deal with this incident.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said:
“We can confirm that emergency services are currently in Bootle attending to an incident this afternoon, Monday 4 November.
At around 1.10pm, we received a report of a possible grenade inside the boot of a car on Strand Road.
A cordon is in place and several homes and businesses have been evacuated as a precaution. There are also multiple road closures in place, so please avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident.
Thank you for your patience.”
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