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| Northampton streets cordoned off over WW2 bomb reports | Northampton streets cordoned off over WW2 bomb reports |
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| A number of streets have been cordoned off in Northampton | A number of streets have been cordoned off in Northampton |
| Parts of the centre of Northampton have been cordoned off after reports of a possible unexploded World War Two bomb. | Parts of the centre of Northampton have been cordoned off after reports of a possible unexploded World War Two bomb. |
| Northamptonshire Police said a number of road closures had been put in place including Castle Street, Pike Lane, Horsemarket, Greyfriars, Tower Street and St Peter's Way. | Northamptonshire Police said a number of road closures had been put in place including Castle Street, Pike Lane, Horsemarket, Greyfriars, Tower Street and St Peter's Way. |
| Police said the Castle Street area was the centre of the incident. | Police said the Castle Street area was the centre of the incident. |
| The force posted on social media at about 10:50 BST to say the bomb squad was on its way to the scene. | The force posted on social media at about 10:50 BST to say the bomb squad was on its way to the scene. |
| Motorists are being warned to avoid the area and residents told to stay inside. | Motorists are being warned to avoid the area and residents told to stay inside. |
| BBC reporter Jon Ironmonger at the scene | |
| BBC reporter Jon Ironmonger at the scene | |
| Police said the bomb squad had been called out | Police said the bomb squad had been called out |
| The view from Sheep Street shows some of the police cordons in place | |
| Stagecoach East Midlands tweeted to say the incident was affecting public transport and "all buses are delayed". | |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Northampton | Northampton |
| World War Two | World War Two |