Hong Kong, Feb. 2 (TNS): Hong Kong police have successfully defused a “severely damaged” World War Two bomb found on a construction site in a busy commercial area.
More than 4,000 people were forced to evacuate and streets were cordoned off as experts worked overnight to disarm the 450kg (992lbs) wartime explosive.
It is the second to be found in Hong Kong within a week.
The explosive – an AN-M65 – was made by the United States and dropped on Japan-occupied Hong Kong during WW2.
It is not uncommon for unexploded armaments from the conflict to be found in the territory.
The area – a British colony at the time – was occupied by Japanese forces between 1941 and 1945, and was the site of fierce fighting between the occupiers and British and Allied forces.
An identical model was defused on Saturday in the same area.
The bomb discovered on Wednesday was found embedded in the ground of a construction site in the busy district of Wan Chai.
Police sealed off parts of the district and suspended ferry services across Victoria Harbour as the operation took place.
