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Unexploded WWII Bomb Closes London City Airport

FILE PHOTO: Aircraft stand idle at City Airport after a protest closed the runway causing flights to be delayed, in London, Britain September 6, 2016.
FILE PHOTO: Aircraft stand idle at City Airport after a protest closed the runway causing flights to be delayed, in London, Britain September 6, 2016.
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Unexploded WWII Bomb Closes London City Airport

FILE PHOTO: Aircraft stand idle at City Airport after a protest closed the runway causing flights to be delayed, in London, Britain September 6, 2016.
FILE PHOTO: Aircraft stand idle at City Airport after a protest closed the runway causing flights to be delayed, in London, Britain September 6, 2016.

London City Airport says all flights in and out have been canceled for Monday after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames at King George V Dock.

Police said the ordnance was found during work at the airport on Sunday and they set up a 200-metre exclusion zone, adding that all properties within the zone had been evacuated and a number of roads were cordoned off.

London's Metropolitan Police and Royal Navy are cooperating to remove the bomb.

Robert Sinclair, CEO of London City Airport, the city’s fifth biggest and the most central, said: “The airport is cooperating fully with the Met Police and Royal Navy and working hard to safely remove the device and resolve the situation as quickly as possible,” Reuters reported.

British Airways said it was trying to minimize disruption for passengers after the airport’s closure.

“We are rebooking customers due to travel today onto alternative flights or offering refunds for those who no longer wish to travel,” the airline said in a statement.

London was heavily bombed during the Nazi German air attacks of September 1940 to May 1941, according to AFP.

London City Airport opened in 1987 in the disused docklands.

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Prince, Princess of Wales Meet with Families of Dance Class Stabbing Attack

William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales speak to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Center in Britain to meet rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Picture date: Thursday October 10, 2024. Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS
William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales speak to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Center in Britain to meet rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Picture date: Thursday October 10, 2024. Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS
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Prince, Princess of Wales Meet with Families of Dance Class Stabbing Attack

William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales speak to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Center in Britain to meet rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Picture date: Thursday October 10, 2024. Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS
William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales speak to members of the emergency services during a visit to Southport Community Center in Britain to meet rescue workers and the families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. Picture date: Thursday October 10, 2024. Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS

Prince William and the Princess of Wales on Thursday carried out their first joint public engagement since the end of Kate’s chemotherapy by meeting the bereaved parents of victims of a stabbing rampage in the seaside town of Southport.
The royal couple spent 90 minutes meeting privately with the families of Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, who were killed at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29. They also met with their teacher.
The couple later met with emergency workers at a community center, and told them how much their efforts had helped the families of the victims.
“I can’t underestimate how grateful they all are for the support you provided on the day,'' The Associated Press quoted Kate as saying. “On behalf of them, thank you.”
William and Kate sat beside each other on a bench and listened to their stories. Once the cameras left, Kate offered a hug to responders who were struggling to express their feelings.
“You’re all heroes,'' William said. "Please make sure you look after yourselves, please take your time, don’t rush back to work.”
The Princess of Wales revealed in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer, in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.
The princess disclosed her condition in a video message that followed relentless speculation on social media that began when she was hospitalized for unspecified abdominal surgery in January.
In a recent video, Kate said she had completed chemotherapy, and planned to slowly return to public duties, “undertaking a few more public appearances” in the coming months.
But she acknowledged that the path to recovery would be long and she would “take each day as it comes.”