Police say it could take up to 48 hours before residents in Bath are allowed home following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb at a school.
A 300-metre exclusion zone remains in place in the Lansdown area of the city - affecting hundreds of homes.
Tonight the device was made safe by experts and is expected to be removed from the site.
An unexploded World War Two bomb uncovered in Bath has been made safe by experts.
The 500lb shell has been de-activated by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and will now be removed from the site before being taken out of Bath to be disposed of.
Chief Superintendent Ian Smith, Area Commander for Bath, thanked residents and local businesses who had been affected by the incident. "Thank you for your patience, co-operation a
As many as 1000 homes were evacuated last night after a World War Two bomb was discovered underneath a former school in Bath.
Local residents have been evacuated to a nearby racecourse after a WWII bomb was discovered at a school in Bath.