Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in London, Bermondsey area, United Kingdom on Mon 23rd March 2015

23rd March 2015

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A large chunk of Bermondsey was sealed off by police on Monday morning after a presumed World War II unexploded bomb was found on a demolition site.

The bomb was discovered at the corner of The Grange and Grange Walk where the former council offices at Evelyn Coyle House and Mabel Goldwin House are being demolished to make way for a new housing development. Police say that the bomb is around 5ft long and is believed to weigh 1000 lbs. Roads in the area bounded by Tower Bridge Road to the west, Abbey Street to the norrth, Alscot Road to the east and Willow Walk to the south were cordoned off by police.

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