150 people forced to sleep in school hall in Bethnal Green after unexploded device found in basement.A WWII era bomb found in East London prompted an evacuation of the area.
The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb has brought a bustling area of east London to a standstill and forced scores of people from their homes. The 250-kilogram (550-pound) device has lain undisturbed for the past 70 years but was uncovered Monday afternoon by contractors working at a construction site on Temple Street in Bethnal Green. The device is believed to have been dropped over London during German bombing raids in the early 1940s but didn't detonate, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
