A police cordon that was put in place after a number of suspected bombs were discovered in Bury St Edmunds has been lifted.

Police were called to reports that a number of suspected bombs discovered in Dettingen Way at 7.30am on Wednesday.

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A spokesman for Suffolk police said the bombs are believed to be mortar explosives that were found on the building site.

East Anglian Daily Times: The army was also called to the incident in Bury St EdmundsThe army was also called to the incident in Bury St Edmunds (Image: Archant)

East Anglian Daily Times: A number of businesses have been evacuated while emergency services attend the incidentA number of businesses have been evacuated while emergency services attend the incident (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

A 100m cordon was put in place, encompassing part of the industrial estate and involving the evacuation of some buildings in the zone.

The public footpath at the Westley Road end was also closed.

A spokesman for Suffolk police has since said: "An exclusion area that had been put in place in Bury St Edmunds has now been lifted.

East Anglian Daily Times: A number of emergency services were called to the incident at the industrial estateA number of emergency services were called to the incident at the industrial estate (Image: Archant)

"An army bomb disposal team attended and examined the items, deeming them safe to remove and as such they have taken them away.

"No detonations were required.

"All cordons have been lifted and the area is now operating as normal.

"Officers would like to thank members of the public for their cooperation whole this matter was resolved."

East Anglian Daily Times: The army and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service have also been called to the suspected bombs that were foundThe army and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service have also been called to the suspected bombs that were found (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)