Residents who were forced to relocate from their homes due to the discovery of a World War II bomb were allowed to return after a controlled explosion was carried out on the device in Co Down.

The PSNI has warned that a major WWII bomb will be “dealt with” where it was found on a Newtownards building site – and that there is “a risk of death” for anyone that refuses to evacuate.

Over 400 homes were evacuated from the Rivenwood area of Newtownards in County Down, Northern Ireland, while bomb experts conducted the explosion at 3.38pm this afternoon.

A police car outside the entrance to Rivenwood housing development in Newtownards, Co Down, where more than 400 homes have been evacuated due to an operation to clear what is suspected to be a ...

Police have cordoned off part of the Rivenwood area of Newtownards after a suspected piece of historic munition was found. By Paul Ainsworth. August 16, 2024 at 4:31pm BST.

Residents of more than 400 homes who had been evacuated in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards since the device was discovered last Thursday because of a large Second World War-era bomb have been ...

A police car outside the entrance to Rivenwood housing development in Newtownards, Co Down, where more than 400 homes have been evacuated due to an operation to clear a Second World War-era bomb ...

A suspected bomb which is believed to date back to World War Two has been discovered at a building site in Newtownards, County Down, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.

It is likely to take several days to clear a suspected historical munition from a residential area in Co Down, police have said. The device was discovered in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards on ...

A World War Two bomb which was discovered in Newtownards in County Down has been blown up in a controlled explosion. The 500kg (1,100lb) SC-500 bomb was found at a building site at the Rivenwood ...

Minimal damage was caused to nearby properties in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards when the explosion occurred yesterday.. Black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene at 3.38pm on Monday ...

A police car outside the entrance to Rivenwood housing development in Newtownards, Co Down, where more than 400 homes have been evacuated due to an operation to clear what is suspected to be a ...