12 April 2012
A number of homes were evacuated after what appeared to be a home-made bomb was found at a house, police said.
Officers found the device during a routine inquiry on Hurstwood Road in Sunderland, at the property of a man arrested earlier in the day on a separate matter.
The man is now helping Northumbria Police with their inquiries about the object, which "appeared to be a home-made explosive", a spokesman said.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated and a cordon was put up for several hours while a bomb disposal team from the Royal Logistics Corps made the device safe and police conducted a search of the house.
Police said the device would require further examination.
