Bomb panic as homes evacuated and roads closed in UK city

Bomb panic as homes evacuated and roads closed in UK cityThe WWII device was discovered during construction work. Police said 96 homes have so far been evacuated. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter 22:14, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 22:18, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 (Stock image) A World War II bomb has been discovered in Coventry (Image: Getty)A major police alert has led to nearly 100 homes being evacuated tonight (Tuesday) after builders discovered an unexploded World War II bomb. West Midlands Police have ordered people to leave 96 homes after the dangerous wartime ordnance was unearthed on a construction site in Coventry. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The potentially deadly weapon was found on a construction site at the Sandy Lane Business Park in the city where 250 homes are due to be built on the site of the former Daimler automotive factory. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyPolice said the bomb was discovered during construction work at the business park in the Radford area at 2.55pm today (Tuesday). A massive 100-metre cordon has been put in place and it is likely it could ta...