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LIVE UPDATES: All cordons lifted after unexploded bomb found in Southsea leading to an evacuation
All cordons have been lifted after an unexploded ordnance was discovered in Southsea today (December 3).
Cordons were put in place in and around the Clarence Esplanade area where the sea defence works are being carried out and premises within that area have been evacuated for their safety. These include Blue Reef Aquarium, the D-Day Museum, Clarence Pier and parts of the common. However residential properties were not evacuated.
However the police have now said the area has been made safe.
A statement from Hampshire Police said: “Our partners in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have now safely removed the ordnance from the area. The Southsea cordons have now been lifted.”
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