A major incident has entered a second day in Plymouth after a suspected Second World War bomb was discovered at a building site.
The device was found during planned ordnance survey work at a construction site on Martin Street in Millbay.
Devon and Cornwall Police were called at around 11.40am on Wednesday, 14 January, following reports of suspected unexploded ordnance.
A 100 metre hard cordon was immediately put in place around the site, along with road closures. Millbay Academy has also been closed as a result.
Police later introduced a wider 400 metre line of sight cordon, affecting a small number of nearby homes.
An evacuation assembly point has been opened at Plymouth Cathedral for residents who need support or do not have alternative accommodation.
The bomb is believed to be a German SC50 aerial bomb dating back to the Second World War.
It was uncovered during specialist investigation work carried out by private bomb disposal experts S.I UXO.
Ministry of Defence and Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams are now working to dispose of the device.
Plans are underway for the bomb to be removed today, and it is expected that the bomb will be taken out to sea for a controlled detonation.
Work at the site was paused overnight, with the police cordon remaining in place.
Bomb disposal teams are due to resume operations this morning as the major incident continues into day two.
Plymouth has a long history of unexploded wartime ordnance being discovered due to the scale of bombing during the Second World War.
Police continue to urge members of the public to avoid the area while work is ongoing.
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