![]() ![]() Several airlines are moving their flights to other local airports. The council adds that "the operation is expected to continue until Tuesday morning." Then, "when work starts to remove it, it is expected the exclusion zone will be extended to 250 metres and more properties will need to be evacuated." Parallels In London, A Bomb In The Basement Stirs Memories Of The BlitzĪuthorities from Newham Council say they plan to wait for people to get clear of the exclusion zone before the police and navy begin to lift the device. "I urge any passengers due to fly today not to come to the airport and to contact their airline for further information," airport CEO Robert Sinclair said in a statement. Some 261 arrivals and departures were scheduled for London City Airport on Monday, according to the BBC. "Overnight, officers have been helping to evacuate properties within the exclusion zone and police are working with the local authority to provide residents with temporary emergency accommodation and the appropriate support," police said. Sunday, the police and Royal Navy decided to evacuate people within 706 feet of the bomb. ![]() It was found early Sunday in the River Thames, as part of planned work at a dock near the airport, Metropolitan Police said in a statement.Īt 10 p.m. The unexploded bomb is a "German 500kg fused device," according to local authorities. ![]() More than 70 years after a bomb was dropped on London, its discovery has prompted authorities to cancel flights all day Monday at London City Airport. Flights from London City Airport, shown here last October, were closed Monday due to an unexploded World War II bomb. ![]()
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