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Residents evacuated after suspected bomb found

Chloe Parkman
BBC News, South West
Google Google image of Appledore from across River Torridge. Buildings and fields are seen in the distance. Google
A cordon was put in place at Bidna Yard in Appledore

Residents were evacuated in a part of north Devon after a suspected bomb was found.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it had been called to Bidna Yard, in Appledore, shortly after 10:10 BST on Wednesday.

The force said a cordon had been put in place and a small number of residents had been evacuated.

"The Royal Navy Bomb Squad attended and have transported the device to another location for a controlled explosion to be carried out," it said.

The Royal Navy bomb disposal unit from Devonport were called to the scene.

A Navy spokesperson said the ordinance was believed to have been an old Navy shell.

The spokesperson said a controlled explosion had been carried out.

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