Another WW2 bomb found at Lok Kawi construction site

28 Feb 2025 • 7:56 PM MYT
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By: Jeremy Zabala

PETALING JAYA: Another bomb from the World War II (WW2) era was discovered at a construction site near Lok Kawi Plastic Industries, here, Friday – the second this week.

The unexploded ordnance (UXO) was found by construction workers during excavation works at about 7.30am which was 1.2 metres long and weighs 250 kg.

Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});District Police Chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka said detonation works is expected to be carried out following a meeting with relevant agencies today (Friday) as it will require consideration of several factors especially public and property safety.

“After the detonation of the first bomb on Wednesday, excavation works for a tank construction by the company involved in the area was resumed prior to the discovery of another object resembling the first bomb.

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