{"id":285850,"date":"2025-07-23T18:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285850\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:21:18","slug":"21-year-old-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-making-an-explosive-in-south-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285850\/","title":{"rendered":"21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of making an explosive in south Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"

The incident caused havoc for scores of evacuated residents\"videoHeadline\"\/Emergency services in South Liberty Lane<\/p>\n

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of making an explosive<\/a> after an incident that caused havoc yesterday, Tuesday, July 22.<\/p>\n

Dozens of homes had to be evacuated in the Ashton Vale area of south Bristol<\/a> amid fears that highly explosive materials were present at a property.<\/p>\n

Officers were called to a house in South Liberty Lane at around 5.55pm following a concerns that a person may have had access to explosive items.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested<\/a> at 7.10pm on suspicion of making an explosive <\/a>and for being in possession of cannabis.<\/p>\n

Early investigative enquiries have indicated that the item found was “not a viable explosive”, meaning whatever may have been produced would have have the capacity to cause significant damage.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice closed South Liberty Lane in Ashton Vale and dozens of homes were evacuated(Image: BristolLive )<\/p>\n

It is estimated that around 200 people have had to leave their homes in Risdale Road, Swiss Road and Swiss Drive.<\/p>\n

Many spent much of the night at the Ashton Vale Community Centre as they waited anxiously for news of when they could return to their homes.<\/p>\n

A major incident was declared last night. By 7am this morning, Wednesday, July 23, it was no longer being treated as such by Avon and Somerset Police<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Superintendent Stephanie McKenna, from the Bristol South Neighbourhood Policing, said: “I would like to recognise the patience and understanding of the local community while we dealt with this incident.<\/p>\n

“I know this was likely a distressing time for those involved and we urge anyone with any concerns to contact their local Neighbourhood Policing Team.<\/p>\n

“I am aware there were concerns raised by residents about the timeliness of updates provided by officers on the ground.<\/p>\n

“I appreciate this must have been frustrating and worrying and would like to reassure that we strive to provide up-to-date, accurate information as it becomes available.<\/p>\n

“It is always our priority to protect and preserve life and officers worked with colleagues from other emergency services to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.<\/p>\n

\"EmergencyEmergency services personnel at South Liberty Lane, Ashton Vale(Image: Kineta Hill)<\/p>\n

“We continue to engage with the local community and local authority as we progress our investigation.”<\/p>\n

A 100m cordon was put into place as a precaution last night, resulting in 63 properties on South Liberty Lane, Risdale Road and Swiss Lane being evacuated.<\/p>\n

Residents were directed to Ashton Vale Community Centre if they needed support.<\/p>\n

Residents were later able to return to their properties at around 3am.<\/p>\n

The force said it remains in the area today conducting forensic enquiries and additional searches, including utilising our dog unit, and a full police investigation has been opened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The incident caused havoc for scores of evacuated residentsEmergency services in South Liberty Lane A 21-year-old man was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[17542,9312,10139,381,748,188,393,4884,10002,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-285850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-armed-forces","9":"tag-avon-and-somerset-constabulary","10":"tag-bedminster","11":"tag-bristol","12":"tag-britain","13":"tag-crime","14":"tag-england","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-south-bristol","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114903940109229773","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}