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The area was cordoned off by police overnight but the cordons have since been lifted and the road has reopened.

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The street has been closed off throughout the day, but the cordon has now been lifted, police said.

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It's impossible to cordon off entire beaches – ocean conditions are too strong and would simply wash the nets away.

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At 11:15 a white lorry marked "Bomb Disposal" arrived at the scene and went behind the police cordon that had been set up around the synagogue.

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As darkness fell, the first vehicles were eventually allowed to leave the massive police cordon.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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