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In photos: Police probe explosives discovery at Burnham-On-Sea home

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Explosives detection equipment was used by the bomb disposal team to search the property in Beatty Way

Army bomb disposal experts and police officers set up a 100-metre cordon around the property

A thorough search by the bomb disposal team was underway throughout Friday

TV crews followed the developments in the road throughout the day

Dozens of police and army officers attended the scene during Friday and the road is likely to stay closed over the weekend

An Army spokesman said that a bomb disposal team from Ashchurch in Gloucestershire had been called to the scene to support the police

The initial cordon around the property in Beatty Way was widened following the initial early morning raid

Police evacuated scores of people from around the property to Burnham Community Centre during the day

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