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.
North Down and Ards District Commander Superintendent Johnston McDowell said: “This is a significant number of properties, and we thank residents for their patience and understanding. I would like to state that if home owners or residents have not been spoken to directly by police, or received information in relation to this matter, it’s unlikely that they will be impacted by the clearance operation at this time.
“It is anticipated at this stage that the operation will continue for a number of days. It is unclear what type of bomb the device is, but Belfast was bombed heavily by the Luftwaffe in April and May 1941 during World War Two. Bombs were also deliberately or mistakenly dropped in other areas of Northern Ireland.
Source: BBC
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