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Council evacuates building after grenade handed in

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A police cordon has been put in place around the council offices.

A council has temporarily closed its offices and evacuated staff from the building, after a grenade was handed in by a member of the public.

The weapon was presented to workers at Tewkesbury Borough Council by a member of the public who found it while metal detecting.

Gloucestershire Constabulary put up a cordon around the building at 14:10 GMT on Tuesday afternoon.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is assessing it, and may carry out a controlled explosion.

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