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'Unexploded bomb' uncovered by workmen in Carlisle
Published: 11th Aug 2012 13:59:12
Army bomb disposal experts have been called to Carlisle after what is thought to be an unexploded bomb was dug up.
Workmen on a building site at Trinity School uncovered the device earlier.
Cumbria Police said a cordon had been put in place and the sports centre on Strand Road had been evacuated as a precaution.
A bomb disposal unit from Catterick Garrison, in North Yorkshire, is on its way to the scene.
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BBC News, 2012. 'Unexploded bomb' uncovered by workmen in Carlisle. [Online] (Updated 11 Aug 2012)Available at: http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/1445703-Unexploded-bomb-uncovered-by-workmen-in-Carlisle [Accessed 15th May 2013]
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