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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. Police said the device seemed genuine but it was not clear if it was live. | |
Eight junctions of the ring road were shut and offices evacuated. | |
The city will remain closed through the night as explosives teams attempt to diffuse it. | |
Exits remain open | |
The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre were also evacuated. | |
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. |
Explosives experts were called to the scene to examine the bomb and decide on how best to deal with it, a police spokesman added. | |