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Tetbury Venue Evacuated Over WWII Bomb Find

2 Nov

Summary

Five suspected World War Two bombs were discovered.
A wedding venue in Tetbury was evacuated and closed.
Bomb disposal experts were called to detonate the items.

A wedding venue in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, has been closed, and neighboring properties evacuated due to the discovery of five suspected World War Two bombs. The alarming find occurred on Monday morning when construction workers digging for a planned solar panel field at the Great Tythe Barn stumbled upon the unexploded ordnance.

Gloucestershire Police cordoned off a 200-meter radius around the site. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit was dispatched and planned to detonate the suspected bombs later on Monday. Event activities at the Great Tythe Barn were not impacted as no events were scheduled.

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