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| Exeter students evacuated over large WW2 bomb | |
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| Properties near the possible device on Glenthorne Road, including those on a University of Exeter campus, have been evacuated | Properties near the possible device on Glenthorne Road, including those on a University of Exeter campus, have been evacuated |
| About 200 University of Exeter students have been evacuated from a halls of residence after a large unexploded World War Two bomb was found. | |
| Police were called to Glenthorne Road, Exeter, at about 09:20 GMT and have declared a major incident. | Police were called to Glenthorne Road, Exeter, at about 09:20 GMT and have declared a major incident. |
| A 100m (328ft) cordon is in place and about 100 nearby properties have been evacuated, officers confirmed. | |
| Royal Navy bomb disposal specialists are on the scene, which is not expected to be resolved until Saturday. | |
| The bomb is estimated to be about 2.5m (8ft) long and 70cm (27in) across. | |
| The cordon size may change as the incident develops and people are advised to avoid the area where possible, Devon and Cornwall Police said. | The cordon size may change as the incident develops and people are advised to avoid the area where possible, Devon and Cornwall Police said. |
| Insp Sean Roper confirmed about 100 buildings had been evacuated as a result of the bomb being discovered | |
| Insp Sean Roper said the assessment of the large device and necessary evacuation area by bomb disposal experts was ongoing. | |
| He explained resolving the situation would "take some time" because of the "considerable size" of the device meant it could not be disposed of as easily as smaller unexploded bombs. | |
| Insp Roper said: "That will take us until tomorrow, without a doubt." | |
| He added about 100 buildings had been evacuated, but could not confirm exactly how many people had been affected. | |
| EMERGENCY MESSAGE: Building evacuation on Streatham CampusEarlier today builders on private land next to the University uncovered an unexploded bomb.Police are coordinating and there is no indication that this causes imminent danger, but we need to take immediate action. | EMERGENCY MESSAGE: Building evacuation on Streatham CampusEarlier today builders on private land next to the University uncovered an unexploded bomb.Police are coordinating and there is no indication that this causes imminent danger, but we need to take immediate action. |
| University of Exeter staff assisted with the evacuation of students from the halls of residence. | |
| The university said on Twitter the explosive device had been discovered by "builders on private land" next to the Streatham campus and about 200 students have been evacuated from its accommodation. | |
| It tweeted: "Police are co-ordinating and there is no indication that this causes imminent danger, but we need to take immediate action." | |
| Space for displaced students is available around the campus, it confirmed. | Space for displaced students is available around the campus, it confirmed. |
| The university asked students who are not not attending a timetabled teaching session, a scheduled welfare appointment or who live there, to avoid the coming in until the incident is resolved to "keep campus as quiet as possible". | The university asked students who are not not attending a timetabled teaching session, a scheduled welfare appointment or who live there, to avoid the coming in until the incident is resolved to "keep campus as quiet as possible". |
| It said it is working "in full co-ordination with the authorities" and described it as a "fast-moving situation" that "may affect us for some time". |