A Sussex Police spokesman said: “On Thursday (July 28) police responded to a report of a suspicious package in The Brow, Burgess Hill, at 1.48pm.
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“The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended and set up a 100m cordon. Armed police officers have also been spotted in the incident “Some of the roads in the surrounding area are likely to be closed for some time and there is an increased police presence in the area. “The public is urged to avoid the location while the incident is dealt with.” West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was assisting Sussex Police with the ongoing incident and said The Brow and surrounding roads were “expected to be closed for some time”. Armed police were also spotted at the incident A bomb disposal truck was also spotted at the scene in Burgess Hill. hill
