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| Wembley WW2 live bomb poses 'risk to life' | Wembley WW2 live bomb poses 'risk to life' |
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| An unexploded World War Two bomb uncovered by builders near Wembley Stadium poses "a genuine risk to life", the Army has said. | |
| Homes and businesses have been evacuated and the Army has built a blast wall around the bomb in case it goes off. | |
| The 50kg (110lb) device, thought to date from the early 1940s German air raids on London, was found on Thursday. | The 50kg (110lb) device, thought to date from the early 1940s German air raids on London, was found on Thursday. |
| Wembley Stadium said its weekend play-off games would be unaffected. | Wembley Stadium said its weekend play-off games would be unaffected. |
| "This weekend's games remain unaffected and we look forward to welcoming supporters of all six Football League Play-Off finalists to Wembley", it tweeted. | "This weekend's games remain unaffected and we look forward to welcoming supporters of all six Football League Play-Off finalists to Wembley", it tweeted. |
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| The Army said the bomb was located about 200m (656ft) away from Wembley Stadium but there was no risk to the venue. Empire Way remains partially closed and a 400m cordon is in place. | |
| The bomb was reported at about 15:00 BST on Thursday and Met Officers said about 300 properties had been evacuated, which is believed to include the TV studio where Britain's Got Talent is filmed. | The bomb was reported at about 15:00 BST on Thursday and Met Officers said about 300 properties had been evacuated, which is believed to include the TV studio where Britain's Got Talent is filmed. |
| Ch Supt Mick Gallagher, from Brent Police, said the public had been "very mature" in its response to the bomb. | |
| He said 70 people had spent the night in an evacuation centre and more people had joined them in the morning. | |
| Arrangements were being made to take the bomb off the site and detonate it in a safe area, he added. | |
| An Army spokesman said: "This bomb is a live munition in a potentially dangerous condition so it's important that people listen to the police and evacuate their homes if asked. | An Army spokesman said: "This bomb is a live munition in a potentially dangerous condition so it's important that people listen to the police and evacuate their homes if asked. |
| "We will do all we can to minimise the disruption, but ask the public to bear with us. | "We will do all we can to minimise the disruption, but ask the public to bear with us. |
| "Any bomb, even under a controlled explosion, could cause significant damage to property and there is a genuine risk to life". | "Any bomb, even under a controlled explosion, could cause significant damage to property and there is a genuine risk to life". |
| The Army said it was aware of football play-offs scheduled at Wembley Stadium this weekend, but was hoping to have dealt with the bomb before then. | The Army said it was aware of football play-offs scheduled at Wembley Stadium this weekend, but was hoping to have dealt with the bomb before then. |
| The Met Police said it was working with disposal experts and partner agencies "to keep disruption to local residents and businesses to an absolute minimum", whilst ensuring everyone's safety. | |
| It said residents would be informed by police as soon as the bomb had been made safe. | |
| In March, a 250kg (550lb) bomb was found in Bermondsey, south-east London. It was safely defused and taken to Kent to be destroyed. | In March, a 250kg (550lb) bomb was found in Bermondsey, south-east London. It was safely defused and taken to Kent to be destroyed. |