Police say more than 400 homes have been evacuated in Newtownards, County Down, following the discovery of a suspected World War Two bomb. It was found at a building site at the Rivenwood housing development in Movilla Road on Friday. A police cordon is in place at the top of Rivenwood Road, where new houses are under construction.
A bomb disposal unit is currently on site, with Army personnel using diggers to pile sand on top of the device ahead of a planned controlled explosion.
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Source: BBC News
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