Claire. Posted February 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2017 WWII Bomb Defused in Greek City Soldiers recently defused a World War II bomb in Greece’s second-largest city after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area, according to a report from Agence France-Presse. The bomb was discovered during roadwork near a gas station. It took several hours to defuse the five-foot-long bomb, which was found to contain 375 pounds of explosives. According to Army chief of staff Nikos Phanios, the American-made bomb’s firing mechanism “was still in a very good shape, and this was what had us worried.” The bomb is thought to have been dropped by a British place as part of a campaign of strikes on the city’s railway station and port in 1943 Read more: Archaeology and Agence-France Presse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted February 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Phew, that was a close one! If it had exploded, it would have smashed all the plates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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