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WWII Bomb Found In Beaufort

BEAUFORT, Aug 30  — An old bomb, believed to be from the World War II era was found at the Taman Impiana Beaufort construction site, Jalan Taman Wawasan here, at 5 pm yesterday.

Beafort district police chief  DSP Yusoff Zaki Mat Yaacob said the bomb was found by one of the construction site workers who then alerted the police.

Measuring three feet long (0.91m) with a diameter of three feet, he said the bomb is estimated to weigh 500 pounds (about 227kg).

“The bomb was believed to be dropped by the British Army but did not explode,” he said when contacted here today.

Yusoff Zaki said as a security measure and to prevent damage to public infrastructure, the bomb had been removed from the construction site to be detonated.

Sources: BERNAMA

Adib Mohd

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