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| Unexploded WW2 bomb discovered in east London | Unexploded WW2 bomb discovered in east London |
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| An unexploded bomb believed to be from the Second World War has been discovered in a building site in east London. | An unexploded bomb believed to be from the Second World War has been discovered in a building site in east London. |
| The device was found by contractors working at Temple Street in Bethnal Green at around 1pm on Monday. | The device was found by contractors working at Temple Street in Bethnal Green at around 1pm on Monday. |
| Specialist police officers are at the scene and surrounding roads have been closed. | Specialist police officers are at the scene and surrounding roads have been closed. |
| Local residents and businesses will be evacuated as a safety precaution, the London Metropolitan police have said. | Local residents and businesses will be evacuated as a safety precaution, the London Metropolitan police have said. |
| Bomb experts from the British Army have been called to the scene after a 500kg mortar shell was found during a precautionary bomb survery. | |
| Lady Celeste Luminary, a local performer, told the Standard she was escorted several blocks away by officers. | |
| She said: "At around 12:30pm I was reclining on the couch and I noticed police taping off the street outside. Next thing - bashing on the door. | |
| "I grabbed my keys and we had to walk several blocks away heading east. I'm still in my pyjamas - heaven forbid. I've got my nails done though as I had a show last night. I'm slightly peckish and sitting outside with no purse." | |
| "He explained there was an unexploded WW2 bomb behind our house found under some building renovations. | |
| Witnesses tweeted: | Witnesses tweeted: |
| Walking around near Bethnal Green, everything is taped off by police. Word on da street is they found a ww2 bomb | Walking around near Bethnal Green, everything is taped off by police. Word on da street is they found a ww2 bomb |
| WW2 #bomb found by builders in basement of house in #TempleSt #BethnalGreen #CambridgeHeath - the army are coming! pic.twitter.com/aVR6Q7Ddy9 | WW2 #bomb found by builders in basement of house in #TempleSt #BethnalGreen #CambridgeHeath - the army are coming! pic.twitter.com/aVR6Q7Ddy9 |
| Birds eye view of police evacuating houses just outside our balcony #bethnalgreen #ww2bomb pic.twitter.com/osm4Qw46E9 | |
| One resident said on Twitter that it was going to be a "mininum 24 hour evacuation". | |
| London Fire Brigade are on the scene and a 300ft "hazard zone" has been set up around the site, according to the Mail Online. | |
| More to follow | More to follow |