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Bomb threat just a little batty

Homes were evacuated and a main road closed when the Army blew up a suspicious package which turned out to be a bat box. The A23 and the B2110 at Pease Pottage, West Sussex were closed for several hours after an Army bomb disposal team was called in, reports the BBC. The alert was raised amid fears the bat box contained explosives, after which several homes were evacuated and motorists experienced long delays.

The Highways Agency said the package was a bat box being used as part of a wildlife survey. It was placed on a bridge over the road in advance of an A23 expansion scheme. A spokesman said: “We are working on ways to improve identification of our property to avoid a repeat of the incident.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .