This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7292097.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| 'World War II bomb' found in city | 'World War II bomb' found in city |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| 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. | 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. | Eight junctions of the ring road were shut and offices evacuated. |
| The city will remain closed through the night as explosives teams attempt to defuse it. | |
| Exits remain open | Exits remain open |
| The Coventry Evening Telegraph offices and Belgrade Theatre were also evacuated. | 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. | 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. | Explosives experts were called to the scene to examine the bomb and decide on how best to deal with it, a police spokesman added. |