Homes have been evacuated as the Army works to defuse an unexploded World War II bomb discovered near Wembley Stadium.
The 50kg explosive, which is believed to have been dropped over
London during Nazi bombing raids in the the early 1940s, was discovered
by builders working near the stadium.
The British Army has warned of a "genuine risk to
life" as homes
and businesses, reportedly including the studio in which the ITV show
Britain's Got Talent is filmed, were evacuated outside a 400-metre
police cordon.
This bomb is a live munition in a potentially dangerous condition so
it's important that people listen to the police and evacuate their homes
if asked.
We will do all we can to minimise the disruption but ask the public
to bear with us - any bomb, even under a controlled explosion, could
cause significant damage to property and there is a genuine risk to
life.
– British Army spokesman.
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