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Experts defuse WWII-era bomb found during construction in Italy
About 4,000 people were evacuated while experts spent more than three hours defusing the bomb before it was taken to a controlled site and detonated.
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 21, 2019A 500-pound bomb the United States dropped during a bombing raid over Italy during World War II didn’t explode -- until Sunday.
The bomb was found near a cathedral in Balzano, not far from a train station, the likely intended target, during construction of a shopping center, the ANSA news agency reported.
About 4,000 people were evacuated while experts spent more than three hours defusing the bomb before it was taken to a controlled site and detonated, online newspaper Neue Suedtiroler Tageszeitung reported.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
