Monday, 27 February 2006, 10:00 GMT
Evacuation powder 'not explosive'
A substance which forced police to evacuate 120 homes in Birmingham was not explosive, officers have confirmed.
Army bomb disposal experts were called in during the evacuation in Bartley Green after a suspicious substance was found on 16 February.
However laboratory tests have established that the substance was a contaminated form of amphetamine.
A 100m cordon and evacuation zone was imposed for four hours around the property where it was found.
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