UPDATE: 'suspicious item' was in fact a small pot of paint
Two houses had to be evacuated after a 'suspicious item' was found in a St Albans street on Saturday.
Officers from explosive ordnance disposal were called to Gurney Court Road at about 3.12pm following reports that a suspicious item had been discovered.
As a precaution two adjoining houses were evacuated. The device was deemed safe by the EOD and removed by police.
The incident has been passed over to Kent Police for further investigation.
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