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| 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert | 'Giant Christmas bauble' in Thames sparks bomb alert |
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| A suspected unexploded bomb on the banks of the River Thames turned out to be a "giant glittery Christmas bauble". | A suspected unexploded bomb on the banks of the River Thames turned out to be a "giant glittery Christmas bauble". |
| The ordinance-like ornament was mistaken for an explosive when it washed up near Wapping, east London. | The ordinance-like ornament was mistaken for an explosive when it washed up near Wapping, east London. |
| Met Police officers were called to inspect the device - and "luckily" realised it was an oversized festive feature. | Met Police officers were called to inspect the device - and "luckily" realised it was an oversized festive feature. |
| It comes a few days after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in Kingston-upon-Thames. | It comes a few days after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in Kingston-upon-Thames. |
| Students from Kingston University had to be evacuated from the campus until the device was dealt with. | Students from Kingston University had to be evacuated from the campus until the device was dealt with. |
| Officers called from Tower Hamlets called to deal with the bauble posted a picture of the faded decoration on Twitter. | |
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