UPDATE 12pm: Police have safely detonated a bomb located at a Eucalyptus Rd, Eltham home. There is no threat to public safety and police continue to search the property.
The Bomb Squad has sealed off a Eucalyptus Rd, Eltham home after an explosive device was discovered around 5 am this morning.
“The Bomb Response Unit safely detonated a homemade device located at an address on Eucalyptus Road in Eltham just after 5am. The address was cordoned off as a precaution,” police spokeswoman Belinda Batty said.
It is understood to be a home-made pipe bomb. A police spokesperson confirmed the finding but would not elaborate further.
The SES arrived on scene around 7.50 am to begin sandbagging the property as police continue cordoning off the property.
More to come.