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| Residents moved out by bomb squad | Residents moved out by bomb squad |
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| About 100 homes have been evacuated after police arrested a man and called the bomb squad when they searched a property in an Essex town. | About 100 homes have been evacuated after police arrested a man and called the bomb squad when they searched a property in an Essex town. |
| Officers were called in the early morning to reports of a man with a longbow in Gladwin Way, Harlow. | |
| Armed officers and negotiators arrived and a 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. | Armed officers and negotiators arrived and a 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. |
| A search of his home revealed a number of items "of concern", police said. | A search of his home revealed a number of items "of concern", police said. |
| Bomb disposal experts were called in and homes within a 100m (108yds) cordon set up by police were evacuated. | |
| These included an apartment block near the town's railway station. | These included an apartment block near the town's railway station. |
| The local authority is looking after people moved out of their homes. | The local authority is looking after people moved out of their homes. |
| A suspicious car found in Gladwin Way was also taken away by police. |