Residents evacuated from homes as active bombs discovered in Penarth
A cordon was quickly put in place and now specialist 'armed' bomb disposal police are on the streets keeping residents safe.
A police statement reads: 'We were called just before 1.30pm today with a report of unexploded ordnance having been found in a garden in Plassey Street Penarth.
'As a precaution there is a cordon in place and around 50 homes within the cordon are being evacuated, again as a precautionary measure while the devices are examined and made safe.'
Police on Plassey Street where active bombs have been discovered (Image: NQ) Other affected streets include Glebe Street, and Salop Street.
The bombs themselves are believed to be World War Two bombs that were discovered in a residential garden.
On our scene reporter was informed that the bombs were discovered between Salop Street and Glebe Street after groundworks were carried out in a local garden.
An excavator supposedly dug up the bombs near a garden close to local business Penarth Nails.
Police on Glebe Street where active bombs have been discovered (Image: NQ) Police on the scene have confirmed a two-hour cordon is in place, but this could last up to four hours.
A specialist team from Kent is travelling to the area to deactivate the bombs that will most likely be taken to a 'grassy area.'
Residents remain outside currently as police work to make the area safe.
Police on Glebe Street where active bombs have been discovered (Image: The Bike Shop Penarth) In the UK, the most commonly discovered World War II bombs are unexploded German bombs, often referred to as UXBs (Unexploded Bombs).
These are typically remnants from the Blitz and other bombing raids carried out by the Luftwaffe between 1940 and 1945.
Police on Glebe Street where active bombs have been discovered (Image: NQ) During this time Penarth's busy docks and strategic proximity to Cardiff's docks and steelworks made it a recurring target of German air raids from 1941 through 1945
In March 1941, over 150 high explosive bombs, and more than 5,000 incendiaries fell on Penarth devastating buildings including All Saints' Church, Holy Nativity, and houses on Clive Place, Glebe Street, Salop Street.
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