Homes evacuated after unexploded 'ordnance' discovered in a garden in Penarth

Around fifty homes in the Vale of Glamorgan have been evacuated after unexploded 'ordnance' was discovered in a garden.

Officers from South Wales Police were called to an area of Penarth earlier this afternoon.

A spokesperson for the force said: "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."

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