Police Cordon Off Central Seville After Bomb Warning
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The police closed a big street in Seville, Spain. The street is called Avenida de la Constitución. It is in the center of the city.
Someone gave a warning about a possible bomb. The police did not want people to get hurt. So they made a cordon around the area.
The police also moved people away from the street. This is called an evacuation. They wanted everyone to be safe.
The street is a very busy place. Many people walk there every day. It is near important buildings in Seville.
Right now, we do not know if there was a real bomb. The police are checking the area. They want to find out if there is any danger.
People in Seville are waiting for more news. The police will tell everyone when the street is safe again.
Vocabulary15 words
- cordon
- a line of police that stops people from entering a place
- evacuation
- moving people away from a dangerous place
- warning
- telling people that something bad might happen
- bomb
- a weapon that can explode and hurt people
- explosives
- things that can explode
- risk
- the chance that something bad can happen
- center
- the middle part of a city
- safe
- not in danger
- danger
- a bad thing that could happen
- area
- a part of a place
- street
- a road in a city with buildings
- police
- people whose job is to keep us safe
- close
- to stop people from going into a place
- check
- to look carefully to see if something is true
- city
- a big place where many people live
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1. A street in Seville 2. Because of a bomb warning 3. Yes
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The police closed a big _____ in Seville, Spain.
The street is called _____ de la Constitución.
Someone gave a _____ about a possible bomb.
The police made a _____ around the area.
The police also moved people away. This is called an _____.
The street is a very _____ place in Seville.
Right now, we do not know if there was a real _____.
The police are _____ the area for danger.
People in Seville are waiting for more _____.
The police will tell everyone when the street is _____ again.
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