Police seize a number of guns in Crawley as bomb squad attends property

Police have seized a number of guns in Crawley after the bomb squad attended a property.
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Sussex Police conducted a firearms warrant at a property in Hasting Road on Thursday afternoon (May 14), a spokeswoman said.

She added: “A number of firearms from inside the address were seized by officers, with some of them reviewed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposals team.”

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The investigation is ongoing but it is not believed there is a wider threat to the public, according to the spokeswoman.

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