Discovery: Police were called after a suspected Second World War bomb was found at a house in Catford
Lewisham MPS
Jamie Bullen1 March 2016
A suspected World War Two bomb sparked a security scare at a house in south-east London.
Police were called to reports of a military device in Sandhurst Road, Catford just before 10am today.
A Met spokesman said the item was inspected and was found to be a 10-inch shell that was in do danger of exploding.
It was discovered during renovation work at the house.
Lewisham officers urged people to avoid the area as they dealt with the incident but homes were not evacuated.
A police spokesman said some road closures were in place.
