More than 1,000 homes have been evacuated after a suspected unexploded second world war device was discovered at a building site in Devon.
The device was located in the Southway area of Plymouth at around 14:30 yesterday.
Military bomb disposal experts advised Plymouth City Council to extend a cordon from 200m (650ft) to 400m (1,300ft) to allow its specialist teams to “continue their work safely”.
The council is supplying large quantities of sand to help ensure the device remains stable while specialist operations continue.
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