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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.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. Police said the device seemed genuine but it was not clear if it was live.
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 were shut and offices evacuated.
Police said the device seems genuine but it is not clear if it is live. The city will remain closed through the night as explosives teams attempt to diffuse it.
Traffic diversions are in place and the general advice to pedestrians and motorists is to avoid Coventry city centre this afternoon West Midlands Police Exits remain open
The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre have also been evacuated. The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre were also 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 was cancelled and police have maintained 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. Explosives experts were called to the scene to examine the bomb and decide on how best to deal with it, a police 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.