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| A primary school in East Sussex has been closed after an unexploded World War II bomb was found by contractors working on a building site next door. | A primary school in East Sussex has been closed after an unexploded World War II bomb was found by contractors working on a building site next door. |
| Children were sent home early from St Peter and St Paul Primary School in Buckhurst Road, Bexhill, on Thursday. | Children were sent home early from St Peter and St Paul Primary School in Buckhurst Road, Bexhill, on Thursday. |
| The Royal Engineers bomb disposal experts are meeting police and council officials to decide how to dispose of the device. | |
| The A269 and other roads in Bexhill Old Town were shut but have now reopened. | |
| Police have warned that further road closures may need to be put in place later. | Police have warned that further road closures may need to be put in place later. |
| A spokeswoman said builders were removing soil from the rear of the Hollenden House site when a mechanical digger exposed the tip of a metal object. | |
| Children were moved to the school hall, a safe distance from the bomb until they were collected by parents. | |
| Residents from three care homes near the site were also moved to a building a safe distance from the bomb. |