Brighton Pride 'bomb' was pinhole camera Published duration 6 August 2015

image caption Saturday's parade was diverted along Western Road after the A259 seafront was closed near the bandstand

A suspicious package that delayed the start of Brighton Pride was a pinhole camera, Sussex Police have confirmed.

It is being linked to similar devices which were found in a Brighton Marina car park in July and near St Peter's Church near The Level in August 2013.

The 25th Pride parade was rerouted and delayed on Saturday after the package was found by the bandstand.

The seafront area was cordoned off and bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion.

Sussex Police said the packages may have been used as pinhole cameras to take photographs over an extended period of time.

Det Insp Julie Wakeford said: "No offences have been committed on this occasion as there was no deliberate intent to disrupt or cause harm.

"We do not believe that the person responsible considered the implications of placing that item at that location."