Horror as shoppers evacuated from UK town centre over ‘unexploded bomb' sparking huge emergency response
Locals in the King's Head pub in Hoveton, Norfolk, had to be evacuated just before 3pm today.
It is believed that there has been a bomb scare and emergency services are currently at the scene, according to Eastern Daily Press.
Shoppers and punters were forced to flee the area.
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