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  • Second World War bomb taken out to sea after mass evacuation

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    A 500kg Second World War bomb discovered in a back garden, which prompted “one of the largest UK peacetime evacuation operations”, has been safely taken out to sea. Around 30 of the armed forces’ most experienced bomb disposal specialists had worked around the clock since Tuesday to assess the condition of the device since it [...]

    Around 10,320 people and 1,219 properties were affected by the 300-metre cordon which was put in place around the bomb site. Photo: PA

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