It lives on as an evacuated street after a bomb was found in a Leeds back garden

Officers are currently at the scene to assess the suspected hand grenades and are working with army specialists, a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said.

A resident said Leeds Live that some people in the area around Miles Hill Road have been evacuated from their homes after hand grenades were found in the garden of a property today.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “At 3.03pm today, police received a report of possible hand grenades found by a member of the public digging in the garden at an address in Miles Hill Road, Leeds.

“Officers are currently on site to assess the items and are working with military specialists.”

A road in Leeds has been blocked off by police after ‘bombs’ were found in a garden.

The area of ​​Miles Hill Road in Chapel Allerton was cordoned off by West Yorkshire Police after receiving a call from a resident reporting that hand grenades had been found while digging in their garden.

Officers are currently on site to assess the items and are liaising with Army specialists.

A resident said Leeds Livethat some people in the surrounding area were evacuated from their homes and that the surrounding roads were also blocked.