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Luton homes evacuated as suspicious device found in car | Luton homes evacuated as suspicious device found in car |
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Homes and businesses in Luton have been evacuated and roads closed after a suspicious device was found in a car. | |
An explosives disposal team is at the scene in Dunstable Road and people are advised to avoid the area. | |
Bedfordshire Police said one man was arrested at the scene and a second man was arrested shortly afterwards in Brook Street. | Bedfordshire Police said one man was arrested at the scene and a second man was arrested shortly afterwards in Brook Street. |
Roads have been closed in the Bury Park area between Nadeem Plaza and Francis Street. Brook Street is also closed. | |
One local shop owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, said he had been ordered not to open his grocer business. | |
"It's a big shock," he said. | |
"You don't expect to come out in the morning and not open your business." | |
Chaul End Community Centre has opened as a reception centre for the 50 people evacuated, Luton Borough Council said. | Chaul End Community Centre has opened as a reception centre for the 50 people evacuated, Luton Borough Council said. |
At the scene | |
By Toby Friedner, BBC Three Counties Radio | |
I am standing next to Nadeem Plaza, which is one end of the cordon in the Bury Park area of Luton, where I can see half a dozen police vehicles and a number of police officers. | |
About 200 yards down Dunstable Road I can see the robot that the bomb disposal units use to disarm suspect devices. | |
It is at the back of a car that has got its boot open next to a bookmaker on Dunstable Road. | |
The road is completely clear and there is a cordon at either end. There are a number of people watching the activity. | |
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