Hand grenade found in Mildenhall woods
By REBECCA GOUGH
Saturday, August 18, 2012
11:42 AM
Bomb disposal teams were called to reports of a suspected hand grenade found in woodland.
A member of the public raised the alarm and police officers attended the scene near Mulberry Close off Thetford Road in Mildenhall at 1.10pm yesterday (Friday).
A bomb disposal unit from Colchester was also called to the site where a controlled explosion was carried out.
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