Stolen car towed near CRL station, homemade bomb found inside
A stolen car towed to a police facility in Auckland was found to contain an improvised explosive device. The device was safely removed and destroyed by the New Zealand Defence Force with no public injuries reported.
Why it matters
The discovery of an explosive device in a public area raises significant security concerns and highlights the role of emergency response teams.
This story has been updated to clarify where the bomb was found after an update from police. NZDF earlier told RNZ the device was found near the train station.
Emergency services safely removed an improvised bomb after it was found in a car which had been towed to a police facility in Auckland on Monday.
The stolen car had been found in Ellerslie and taken to the yard not far from the Maungawhau CRL train station.
NZ Defence Force (NZDF) staff had been alerted by police to an "item of concern" near the station.
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