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| 'World War II bomb' found in city | 'World War II bomb' found in city |
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| Parts of Coventry city centre have been closed off after what is believed to be an unexploded World War II bomb was unearthed on a building site. | |
| It was found at the Belgrade Plaza development in Upper Well Street. Officers from the Explosives Ordinance Division are at the scene. | It was found at the Belgrade Plaza development in Upper Well Street. Officers from the Explosives Ordinance Division are at the scene. |
| Eight junctions of the ring road are shut and hundreds of workers have been told to leave their offices. | Eight junctions of the ring road are shut and hundreds of workers have been told to leave their offices. |
| Police said the device seems genuine but it is not clear if it is live. | Police said the device seems genuine but it is not clear if it is live. |
| Traffic diversions are in place and the general advice to pedestrians and motorists is to avoid Coventry city centre this afternoon West Midlands Police | Traffic diversions are in place and the general advice to pedestrians and motorists is to avoid Coventry city centre this afternoon West Midlands Police |
| The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre have also been evacuated. | The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre have also been evacuated. |
| A matinee performance of In The Club has been cancelled and police are maintaining a 500m cordon from the building site. | A matinee performance of In The Club has been cancelled and police are maintaining a 500m cordon from the building site. |
| The ring road is closed to traffic anti-clockwise between junctions one and eight, which take traffic into the city centre. | The ring road is closed to traffic anti-clockwise between junctions one and eight, which take traffic into the city centre. |
| Exits out of the city centre from the ring road remain open. | Exits out of the city centre from the ring road remain open. |
| "Traffic diversions are in place and the general advice to pedestrians and motorists is to avoid Coventry city centre this afternoon," a police spokesman said. | "Traffic diversions are in place and the general advice to pedestrians and motorists is to avoid Coventry city centre this afternoon," a police spokesman said. |
| Further explosives experts are due to arrive at the scene to examine the bomb and decide on how best to deal with it, the spokesman added. | Further explosives experts are due to arrive at the scene to examine the bomb and decide on how best to deal with it, the spokesman added. |