Hong Kong Police Defuse U.S. Bomb Dropped in World War II
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Hong Kong police dismantled a World War II-era bomb at an inner-city building site after evacuating more than 2,200 people from nearby apartments and hotels.
Police removed and burned the explosives under controlled temperatures, Jimmy Yuen, a senior disposal officer, told reporters today. The 2,000 pound-bomb, labeled U.S. Navy ANM66, was dropped on the Japanese army occupying the city during the war, police spokeswoman Florence Ma said by phone.