According to the Liverpool Echo...
Police were called to Selworthy Road, Birkdale, at around 10.15pm last night after reports of two men seen acting suspiciously outside the home of a local security boss.
John Ball, who has this year seen his home shot at and several of his businesses firebombed in a vendetta against him, called police saying he thought a shadowy pair lurking outside his front gates had a gun.
A Merseyside Police spokesperson said "The army's bomb disposal team were called and the area cordoned off for the public's safety.
"The device was removed and made safe and is currently undergoing forensic examination.
"Selworthy Road is cordoned off at its junction with Sandringham Road and high-visibility patrols have been stepped up in the area to reassure the public."
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