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Victoria Station Evacuated After Discovery Of Unexploded WW2 Bomb

An unexploded second world war bomb sparked a mass evacuation at Victoria station in London this morning. Commuters faced chaos during Friday mornings rush hour as Victoria Tube station was closed temporarily. Armed police were at the scene as thousands of people were ordered to leave both the Tube and the rail stations. The ‘unexploded device’ was found on a nearby building site. Officers are in attendance at a building site on Terminus Place, SW1 following the discovery of what is believed to be World War 2 ordnance.

French Government Wants To Extend Martial Law

The French government have announced plans to extend the state of emergency currently implemented across France, meaning the country faces remaining in a state of martial law for the foreseeable future.  Following the Paris terror attacks last year, a temporary state of emergency was declared that allowed authorities new police-state powers, putting the nation on virtual lockdown. The new powers include allowing authorities to detain people without trial, search homes without a warrant, and block websites that authorities believe to be a problem.

Russia Accuses Turkey Of Allowing Terrorists Through Their Borders

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Turkey of allowing known terrorists to cross their borders into the Middle east and Northern Africa to join extremist groups such as ISIS.  According to Lavrov Ankara rarely detains or hands over Russians who travel through Turkey to terrorist organisations. “Russia has emphasized time and time again its concern over the growing terrorist threats in Turkey and the lack of preparedness of the Turkish authorities to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.

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