PAPAR: An unexploded World War II (WW2) bomb was detonated by police Bomb Disposal Unit near Lok Kawi Plastic Industries, at 2pm, Wednesday
The remnant was found by workers around 1.30pm Tuesday afternoon at a construction site in the industrial area.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});District Police Chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka said the workers were digging using an excavator.
He said the workers saw a large object and dug slowly until they managed to remove the object from the ground. “They later found that the object was an old bomb that had been buried and came to the Kinarut police station to lodge a report,” he said.
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He said further examination revealed that the bomb was still active and was believed to be a relic from the Second World War. “Several roads were closed to facilitate preparations for the detonation of the bomb in the area Wednesday morning,” he added.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});He also said the State Railway Department was informed to temporarily stop operations at the time of the detonation as well as notifying residents.
“Several agencies such as the Environment Department, the Aviation Department, Sabah Electricity along with the Fire and Rescue Department also provided assistance and advice prior to the detonation.”
