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Cordon lifted after 'suspicious item' made safe

David SpereallYorkshire
News imageCharles Heslett/BBC A police cordon on a two-way street. A police car is parked right next to the police tape, while a man in a black coat and pale jeans stands nearby. Industrial buildings flank the road on both sides.Charles Heslett/BBC
Police said officers were called to reports of the item shortly after 09:30 GMT

Army bomb disposal officers have made safe a "suspicious item" discovered by contractors while clearing a property in Bradford.

West Yorkshire Police said officers had been called to an address in Sunbridge Road shortly after 09:30 GMT when the item was found.

The force said a cordon had been put in place around the building as a precaution, with the road closed between Grattan Street and Tetley Street.

A police spokesperson said the Army's bomb disposal unit had since "made the item safe" and the cordon had been lifted at about 17:00.

News imageCharles Heslett/BBC A white truck with the words Bomb Disposal written on the side is parked across a road. A number of people in fluorescent jackets are standing nearby.Charles Heslett/BBC
Sunbridge Road was cordoned off between Tetley Street and Grattan Street

Photos taken at the scene showed a Bomb Disposal vehicle parked across the road close to the junction with Vincent Street with a bomb disposal robot next to it.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had sent one crew to the scene.

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