Emergency services attend incident in Darwen after 'grenade' found in town centre

Streets in the East Lancashire town of Darwen were shut off for around an hour after reports emerged that a grenade had been found by a member of the public.

Police released a statement saying that they closed off Croft Street in the town due to an incident at Market Hall.

“Officers are currently at the scene and a cordon is in place,” said the police. “We are asking people to avoid the area for now and we will update you in due course.”

They later released a second statement to say that Croft Street had been reopened.