BOMB squad officers were scrambled after a suspected explosive device was found in a car parked on a quiet residential street.
Residents were evacuated from their homes as officers sealed off the area and called in specialist explosives experts.
The device was discovered in a vehicle on Sherwood Avenue, in Poole, , at around 10.20pm on Friday.
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was sent to the scene and worked overnight to make the suspected bomb safe.
Cops put a cordon in place while properties in the immediate vicinity were immediately evacuated.
No arrests have been made and officers are continuing to investigate.
Officers initially attended a property in the road following reports that a parked car nearby contained “offensive weapons and other suspicious items”.
There was also a presence in Park Homer Drive, in Wimborne, which officers confirmed was connected to the incident in Poole.
One resident told the BBC they had seen armed officers and sniffer in the area.
The force has not yet revealed what the suspected explosive device.
It is not clear whether anyone is being sought in connection with the shocking discovery.
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