Plymouth WW2 bomb: Device is now in sea, police say – BBC News
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SummaryAn unexploded WW2 bomb that was found in a garden in Plymouth has been safely transferred to the sea, Devon and Cornwall Police sayThe device was moved by military convoy from the Keyham area of the city to the Torpoint Ferry slipway, from which it is being taken to the sea for detonationA 300m cordon set up around the disposal route has been lifted and thousands of people who were evacuated have been told they can return to their homesMore than 10,300 people and some 4,300 properties fell within the area that was cordoned off by policeThe Ministry of Defence has described it as one of the largest UK peacetime evacuations since WW2Police were called on Tuesday to the discovery of the bomb in a garden in St Michael AvenueThe area was heavily bombed during the war in an attempt to damage nearby naval facilitiesLive ReportingRelated Stories
