Man arrested after possible explosive device found near St Dennis

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Emergency services were called to Penwyn Garage near St Dennis

A man has been arrested after a possible explosive device was found in a vehicle near a Cornish village.

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to Penwyn Garage near St Dennis on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said the device was being assessed by the Royal Navy's bomb disposal team.

Officers said a man in his 30s, from St Austell in Cornwall, had been arrested in connection with the incident and a police cordon remained.

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