Loud bang in Plymouth, England
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Plymouth residents say they were woken to "a massive bang" in the middle of the night - but no-one knows what it was.

Several people on social media said there was some activity in the St Judes area of the city during the early hours of Monday morning.

She tweeted: "there was a massive bang at 4.10am heard in st Jude's, anyone know what it was please? Scared the life outta me it was so loud."

@captainardcore also heard the noises: "I heard this too! Replying so I get a notification if you get a reply. It was really loud!"

@Jontuckerr added: "Also wondering what it was!"

Mystery surrounds what caused the loud bangs.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that they had no reports of such activity in the area at the time.

Devon and Cornwall Police also say they had no reports of loud bangs in the area.