World War II bomb forces evacuation in Japan
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About 5,400 residents were evacuated in Osaka in western Japan and flights at nearby airports were rerouted Sunday as army experts disposed of a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, authorities said.
An explosives disposal unit from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force safely defused the rusty one-ton bomb in the crowded residential area during a 50-minute operation, local army spokesman Shoji Matsumoto said.
Nearby highways and roads were closed, and city buses, boats and flights in and out of nearby airports were rerouted, city officials said in a statement.
The bomb -- about 6 feet long -- was found by workers at a construction site last month, Matsumoto said.
Although the war ended more than 60 years ago, unexploded bombs still turn up regularly in Japan, where U.S. forces conducted extensive air raids against major cities.
A similar bomb was found in the outskirts of Tokyo in May, forcing 16,000 residents to evacuate for a disposal operation. Another one was unearthed in Osaka three years ago.
An explosives disposal unit from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force safely defused the rusty one-ton bomb in the crowded residential area during a 50-minute operation, local army spokesman Shoji Matsumoto said.
Nearby highways and roads were closed, and city buses, boats and flights in and out of nearby airports were rerouted, city officials said in a statement.
The bomb -- about 6 feet long -- was found by workers at a construction site last month, Matsumoto said.
Although the war ended more than 60 years ago, unexploded bombs still turn up regularly in Japan, where U.S. forces conducted extensive air raids against major cities.
A similar bomb was found in the outskirts of Tokyo in May, forcing 16,000 residents to evacuate for a disposal operation. Another one was unearthed in Osaka three years ago.
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- Narcoleptic_Insomnia
- 2 months ago
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Such bombs are also regularly found in Europe. They are very dangerous. Every now and then, floating German mines from WWII are found still drifting around on seas and oceans - they too are highly dangerous. Modern wars seem to leave a lot of "gifts that keep on giving".
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- Vierotchka
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Unexploded ordinance still gets found today in places such as Laos in Asia, which has the unfortunate record of the most bombed country in the world.
A supervisor working on a project to clear the bombs said "So far, we've found 210 cluster bombs within 50m of the school...there's bound to be many more."-
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- phillyharper
- 2 months ago
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