Three arrested as suspicious package found in car

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Image caption, Police found the suspicious package after searching a BMW in the Trentham Gardens car park
  • Author, Alex McIntyre
  • Role, 91热爆 News, West Midlands

Three people have been arrested after a suspicious package was found in a car.

Staffordshire Police made the discovery after pulling over a BMW on the A34 near Stoke-on-Trent, at about 23:15 BST on Sunday.

The vehicle was searched in the Trentham Gardens car park, police said.

A cordon was set up and bomb disposal experts called to assess the item, which has since been taken away.

A 43-year-old man from Newcastle-under-Lyme, a 41-year-old man from Stone and a 37-year-old woman from Abergele have been arrested on suspicion of possessing an explosive instrument.

A police spokesperson said there was no wider threat to the public and the cordon had been stood down.

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