Thousands of people had to be evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong during the night of this Friday, after the discovery of a bomb of the Second World War. Police experts and forces organized an operation to deactivate it.
In addition, it was notified that its manufacture is of American origin and according to the police, the artifact measured 1.5 meters long and weighed around 450 kilos.
Thousands of evacuated in Hong Kong after world war bomb find
“We have confirmed that this object is a bomb dating from World War II,” said the Police officer Andy Chan Tin-Chuto reporters before the operation, according to AP.
Due to “the exceptionally high risks associated with its elimination (…) it was urged to quickly evacuate” about 1,900 homes, which are about 6,000 people.
The operation for deactivation, started at night, continues until the morning of this Saturday and no injuries were reported.
“Given the high risks involved in pump manipulation, which Agents of our Explosive Artifact Deactivation Office (EOD) consider that it is still in good condition“The Hong Kong Police said in X.
In addition, they detailed that an emergency evacuation plan was devised with “road closures nearby, and the police have also notified the administration staff of nearby public facilities to adopt special measures.”
World War II and the US bomb
The city of Hong Kong island was occupied by Japanese forces during the war, When he became a base of his army and his Navy. The USA, along with other allied forces, attacked her in aerial incursions to interrupt Japanese supply and infrastructure lines.
Source: Ambito
