WWII bomb found, defused in Bosnian city

Sarajevo Dec 23 (IANS) A 250-kg World War II bomb was successfully removed and defused in Bosnia and Herzegovina s Bihac city on Friday local media reported.

People living in a radius of 100 meters in the area in Bihac some 300 km northwest from Bosnia and Herzegovina s capital were evacuated to a safer location for the defusing of the bomb reported Xinhua.

The bomb was removed by a specialized truck with a hydraulic jack and destroyed by dropping it in a pit while security guards were set up in a radius of 1 000 meters from the destruction site the Federal Administration of Civil Protection told local media.

The devastating SD250 German-made bomb more than 70 years old was found during construction work at a depth of one meter. Out of the bomb s 250 kg 79 kg were pure explosives according to the Bosnian Security Ministry s press office.

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