The London city airport was closed due to found in the Thames bombs

The London city airport was closed due to found in the Thames bombs

Close to London city airport in the river Thames found 500 kg bombs from the Second world war. The building of the airport cordoned off.

The airport will be closed all day on Monday it will not be able to take off about 16 thousand passengers.

The bomb was discovered on Sunday in the course of the work adjacent to the airport dock. Now divers of the Royal Navy and police are preparing to remove it from the water to neutralize.

The police promise that the bomb would get out of water by Tuesday morning, but noted that the operation affected by the change of water level in the river.

At a distance of 214 metres from the airport set the evacuation zone. When the bomb is removed from the river, this area will be widened to 250 metres. On the roads leading to the city of London, established cordons.

All flights from the airport cancelled. Airlines offer passengers alternatives or compensation.

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