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Hong Kong Defuses WWII-Era Bomb After Evacuating 6,000 in Quarry Bay

The U.S.-made 1,000-pound explosive unearthed at a construction site was rendered safe by police specialists on Saturday morning.

Overview

  • Police evacuated about 6,000 people from 18 buildings and closed roads as bomb-disposal teams worked through the night.
  • The device measured roughly 1.5 meters and 450 kilograms and was assessed as fully functional before the operation.
  • Construction workers found the M65-type ordnance between 16 and 94 Pan Hoi Street in Quarry Bay on Friday.
  • The operation concluded around 11:30 a.m. Saturday with no injuries reported, according to authorities.
  • Officials pointed to past discoveries in the city, including a 1,000-pound bomb in Wan Chai in 2018 that took about 20 hours to neutralize.