A SUSPECTED bomb found by a pensioner is his garden has turned out to be a piece of scrap metal.
Police were called to Venture Close, Bexley at 9.30am this morning after John Marriott, 75, found a long metal object in his garden, suspected to be a world war bomb.
Officers promply evacuated the scene and set up road closures.
However, upon closer inspection, the suspected bomb was revealed to be just a large piece of scrap metal.
Police left the scene around midday.
A police spokeswoman said: "No explosive device has been found and residents are free to return to their homes."
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