WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuated

WW2 bomb to be blown up as 1,200 homes evacuated14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJonathan MorrisDevonRoyal NavyThe bomb was found on a building site in the Southway area of PlymouthA World War Two bomb discovered at a building site in Plymouth will be destroyed in a controlled explosion on Friday.More than 1,200 nearby homes have been evacuated as part of a 400m (1,300ft) exclusion zone around the site in the Southway area of the city.Col Nick Handy, the senior explosives officer leading the operation, said the 250kg German SC250 bomb could not be moved because its fuses could not be fully assessed.He said teams would be working through the night to put large quantities of sand around the bomb to "limit most of the damage" to the surrounding area.Col Nick Handy said he was…

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