Christchurch: One man arrested as New Zealand police search house amid 'BOMB scare'

Nearby homes were evacuated and police cordons were been set up as bomb disposal teams raced to the scene.

A no-fly zone has been imposed over the area.

Officials said the New Zealand Defence Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and St John ambulance had respondended to the alert.

Accordong to local meda reports,  a 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the operation in the Phillipstown area of the city on New Zealand’s South Island.

Police declined to comment on the nature of the incident.

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source: express.co.uk