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| 'Bomb' found at council building | 'Bomb' found at council building |
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| A Doncaster Council office was sealed off after the discovery of an explosive device on the steps of the building. | A Doncaster Council office was sealed off after the discovery of an explosive device on the steps of the building. |
| An Army bomb disposal team was called to Concord House after the device was found at the back of the building at about 0200 BST. | |
| South Yorkshire Police said officers cordoned off the area after finding an "improvised explosive device" which was "intended to cause damage". | South Yorkshire Police said officers cordoned off the area after finding an "improvised explosive device" which was "intended to cause damage". |
| The force said the device was made safe and staff had been allowed into work. | The force said the device was made safe and staff had been allowed into work. |
| Child deaths | |
| Doncaster Council said the building was used for a number of services, including parts of its children's services department. | |
| The authority's children's services has been at the centre of a recent controversy over the deaths of seven children who had been known to social services in the town. | |
| Chief Superintendant Bob Sanderson said: "There is no evidence at this stage to connect this incident with any recent events. | |
| "But the investigation is ongoing and we are not discounting anything at this stage." | |
| In March, Children's Secretary Ed Balls sent in a new management team to take over the leadership and management of children's services at the council. | |
| The move came after a review found provision was "seriously weak". | |
| As a result of the findings, Doncaster Council's elected mayor Martin Winter said he would not seek re-election. |