Suspicious device found in garden of Hartford home - police

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Junction of Mayfield Road and Desborough Road,Image source, Google
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The junction of Mayfield Road and Desborough Road has been cordoned off

Several streets cordoned off after the discovery of a suspicious device in a garden have re-opened.

Officers were alerted to the find in Desborough Road, Hartford, near Huntingdon, at about 12:15 BST on Saturday, Cambridgeshire Police said.

A force spokeswoman said emergency services attended and bomb disposal experts were called to assess the device.

Members of the public had been advised to avoid the area.

Diversions at the junction of Mayfield Road and Desborough Road, and the junction of Desborough Road and Hartford Main Street (B1514) have been lifted, police said.

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