A specialist army bomb squad has carried out controlled explosions in a leafy Hertfordshire suburb after a 'suspicious object' was discovered under a car on Saturday afternoon.
Around 50 homes have been evacuated and a 100-metre cordon installed around the scene in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, as the British Army continue their investigation alongside a significant police presence.
Emergency services were called just after 12.30pm today, with Hertfordshire Police arriving first, followed by the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) unit.
Roads close to the area have been closed off, while one witness told Daily Mail that terrified residents - including from 28 'container homes' - were informed by officers they had 'just two minutes to evacuate'.
Some, still only in their pyjamas, were ordered to leave immediately or they would be 'arrested for their own safety'.
