A major police operation has resulted in nearly 100 homes being evacuated after construction workers unearthed an unexploded World War II bomb.
West Midlands Police issued the order for residents to vacate 96 properties after the hazardous wartime device was discovered on a building site in Coventry on Tuesday evening, June 3.
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Source: The Mirror
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