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- Authorities evacuated 300 homes in Falmouth, Cornwall after a suspected WWII bomb was found.
- The 250-kg bomb lay about 40 m off Pendennis Headland near the docks.
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers planned to make the bomb safe at sea from 2 pm, hoping residents return evening.
- Royal Navy Bravo Squadron divers and EOD team began assessing the device.
- Railway suspended trains between Falmouth Town and Falmouth Docks, with no replacement bus.