https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-52909306

Police are investigating after an item believed to be a home-made bomb was found outside a Masonic lodge.

An object "believed to be an improvised incendiary device", was found at 23:10 BST on Tuesday at the Penryn Masonic Lodge in Cornwall, officers said.

The device was made safe by a Royal Navy ordnance team.

A lodge spokesperson said it was "very sad to think that anyone could contemplate construction of such a crude device".

A family member lives in Penryn and last week told me about an armed police arrest..

Armed response officers have been seen in the town of Penryn this afternoon.

Witnesses have spoken of seeing police officers in St Thomas Street, with armed officers "pointing guns at the King's Arms" pub.

Police vehicles have blocked off parts of the road in an effort to halt through traffic.

Armed officers carrying G36 Heckler and Koch rifles as well as Glock 17 sidearms were sited in the street.

CornwallLive understand the officers are likely to be from Devon and Cornwall's Specialist Firearms Officers team who are trained in dynamic entry.

The Force Information Manager said the ongoing incident in Penryn was a "pre-planned firearms operation", adding that there was no risk to the public.

In addition they stated that "no shots have been fired".

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/armed-police-pointing-guns-pub-4161477

Strange goings ons..