### [2026-04-30](/feed/2026/04/30/index.md)

##### World War II bomb disposal in Europe
# More than 1,000 homes are evacuated in Plymouth, England, following the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era German SC250 bomb on a building site. 




### Sources:

1. [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/homes-evacuated-as-suspected-ww2-device-found-13538317?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter)

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