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A World War II-era bomb discovered in Falmouth Docks has been safely removed, allowing hundreds of evacuated residents to return home. The 250lb device, found in the water on Monday, prompted a large-scale evacuation of over 300 homes. Military experts confirmed the bomb was moved to a deep-water location for disposal, with the cordon lifted by 4:00 PM on Wednesday.
A 1,000-pound WWII-era U.S.-made bomb was safely removed from a construction site in Belgrade, Serbia, near residential and commercial areas, and will be destroyed at a military training ground. The discovery highlights ongoing risks of unexploded ordnance from past conflicts, with similar finds reported in various countries recently.
An unexploded WWII bomb found in Plymouth, England prompted one of the largest evacuations in the UK since the war, with around 10,000 people evacuated. The bomb, weighing around 500 kilograms, was safely transported through the city and placed on a boat for disposal at sea. Plymouth, a famous naval port targeted during WWII, has a history of bombings, and unexploded ordnance is regularly found across the UK.