Hassocks man arrested after bomb squad detonated suspect package in block of flats

•  Police evacuated residents from Middlewick Home in Hassocks, West Sussex
• A bomb disposal squad performed a managed explosion on a suspect bundle
• A person in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of creating an explosive substance
• The entire residents have since returned to their properties within the flat complicated  

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

Printed: 05:09 EST, 15 January 2017 | Up to date: 06:06 EST, 15 January 2017

A person is in police custody after the bomb squad needed to be referred to as to a block of flats over a suspicious bundle.

Sussex Police had been despatched to Belmont Shut in Hassocks, West Sussex, at round 9.30am on Saturday, the place they found a tool.

Folks dwelling within the Middlewick Home block of flats, in addition to these in a handful of properties close by, had been instructed to quickly evacuate for security causes.

Police arrested  man at a block of flats at Belmont Shut, Hassocks, West Sussex yesterday 

Officers ordered close by residents to evacuate their properties whereas they handled the state of affairs

The bomb squad carried out a managed explosion earlier than permitting residents to return residence

Bomb disposal groups had been referred to as to the scene to hold out a managed explosion, with a cordon in place on Belmont Shut.

Residents had been allowed to return to their properties on Saturday night after the world was made secure.

Detective Superintendent Carwyn Hughes stated: 'I wish to thank the residents for his or her endurance whereas we made the world secure.'

A 50-year-old man is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of creating an explosive substance.

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