Plymouth: 250kg WWII bomb safely detonated at sea after evacuations
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A 250kg World War II bomb found in a Plymouth back garden was made safe and detonated out at sea, prompting the evacuation of about 1,200 homes; residents were housed at Southway Youth and Community Centre and later allowed to return home.
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