A HONITON pensioner has described how she kept an incendiary device on the steps of her home for weeks before calling police.

A HONITON pensioner has described how she kept an incendiary device on the steps of her home for weeks before calling police.

She had been advised by a friend to put the canister-shaped object in her car and drive it to Honiton police station.

Speaking to the Herald today, the woman explains why she is glad she didn't.

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