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Greek city set for biggest peacetime evacuation over WW2 bomb

Up to 72,000 people will be evacuated from their homes in Greece’s second-biggest city of Thessaloniki on Sunday so experts can defuse and remove a World War Two bomb. The 250 kg bomb was discovered about 5 meters below ground during excavation works at a gas station last week. Military experts will attempt to defuse […]

Up to 72,000 people will be evacuated from their homes in Greece’s second-biggest city of Thessaloniki on Sunday so experts can defuse and remove a World War Two bomb.

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The 250 kg bomb was discovered about 5 meters below ground during excavation works at a gas station last week. Military experts will attempt to defuse the bomb where it is in an operation expected to last several hours.

 

 

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