Inert World War II-Era Bomb Discovered Near Florida Airport

The bomb was safely identified as inert by authorities, leading to the reopening of nearby roads.

Construction workers unearthed a 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb at the future site of the Wilton Simpson Technical College Campus in Brooksville, Florida.
The bomb, identified as a Mark 65 ordnance, was found near the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport, a site of a former World War II military airfield.
Authorities evacuated an area of about half a mile in all directions and temporarily closed roads as a precaution.
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office bomb squad determined the bomb to be inert, and a team from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa was sent to dispose of it.
The Mark 65 is a general-purpose bomb used during World War II against reinforced targets such as dams and concrete or steel railroad bridges.