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Residents moved out by bomb squad Bomb scare residents go back home
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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 150 homes were evacuated after police arrested a man and called the bomb squad when they searched his top floor flat in an Essex town.
Officers were called in the early morning to reports of a man with a longbow in Gladwin Way, Harlow.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 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. The bomb squad said items believed "of concern" to police were not dangerous and people have returned home.
Bomb disposal experts were called in and homes within a 100m (108yds) cordon set up by police were evacuated. Homes within a 100m (108yds) cordon set up by police were evacuated for about eight hours.
These included an apartment block near the town's railway station. A suspicious car found near the block of flats in Gladwin Way where the suspect lived was also taken away by police.
The local authority is looking after people moved out of their homes. An Essex police spokesman said they had been concerned about a number of household items that had been adapted into a "science fiction style".
A suspicious car found in Gladwin Way was also taken away by police.