An unexploded ordnance was found in a garden in Chichester (Image: Google Maps)
The bomb squad descended on a house after an unexploded ordnance was found.
Police were called to a property in Basin Road, Chichester, after the explosive was found in a garden at around 12.45pm today.
A cordon was put in place around the scene.
Sussex Police said specialist ordnance officers took the item to a nearby field where it was safely destroyed.
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