Evacuations as army prepares to detonate WW2 bomb in Goole
by Miranda Bryant from World news | The Guardian on (#5MHXM)
Major roads including part of M62 also closed after device found on housing site in east Yorkshire town
Homes have been evacuated, an entire stretch of motorway closed and a no-fly zone implemented after an unexploded second world war bomb was discovered on a housing development in east Yorkshire.
The army was on Saturday preparing to detonate the 500lb (227kg) device in Goole after it was found on Thursday. Eight homes were evacuated and the M62 closed in both directions between junctions 35 and 37.
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