Man arrested in Portsmouth explosives probe at Stanhope Road student block is released by police
A MAN held by police under the Explosives Act after a suspicious device was found in a Portsmouth hall of residence has been released by police but is still under investigation.
Student halls in Stanhope Road were evacuated on Thursday after a bomb disposal team was called into deal with a suspicious item.
He has now been released but remains under investigation.
Police were called at 4.30pm on Thursday after a member of staff at Catherine House found the suspicious item.
A police spokesperson said: ‘No-one was injured in this incident and there is not believed to be any wider or ongoing threat to the public.’