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WWII bomb found near City airport (London)

London City Airport was closed for several hours after an unexploded World War II bomb was found nearby. Police were alerted when a device was found on a building site at Seagull Lane, Canning Town, in east London.

The area was cordoned off and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Silverlink train services in the area were also suspended for a time.
Read entire article at BBC