Soho bomb: Dean Street on lockdown as another part of WW2 explosive is discovered

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Police have locked down swathes of central London after another part of an unexploded Second World War bomb was discovered in Soho.

Officers have evacuated Dean Street, Richmond Mews, Meard St and St Annes Court right in the heart of the popular district.

It comes as police cordoned off parts of Dean Street near the Soho Hotel on Monday and a bomb disposal unit were scrambled to the scene to handle the suspected explosive.

Roads reopened on Monday evening, but police have now confirmed another part of the bomb has been found.

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