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| 'Possible bomb' in Newport causes congestion and evacuations | 'Possible bomb' in Newport causes congestion and evacuations |
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| Businesses, homes and a school have been evacuated after police said a possible bomb was found during building work in Newport. | Businesses, homes and a school have been evacuated after police said a possible bomb was found during building work in Newport. |
| A police cordon has been erected around Maes Glas Retail Park causing traffic congestion, and Docks Way is shut. | |
| Police were called at 12:45 BST. People are being advised to avoid the area. | Police were called at 12:45 BST. People are being advised to avoid the area. |
| The 190-pupil St Michaels RC Primary school was evacuated and pupils taken to Pill Millennium centre. | |
| Gwent Police said parents or guardians could collect their children from there. | |
| Nine properties on Meldalgief Road have been evacuated, said a police spokesperson, and some people have gone to Newport Leisure Centre. | |
| There are reports that the device could be an unexploded World War Two bomb and the Army's Explosive Ordnance Division was due to attend. |