The U.S.-made bomb was found at a construction site in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong’s west side overnight Friday, and it isn’t the first bomb from the war to be found on the island. Hong Kong Police said in a statement that the 1,000-pound bomb had 500 pounds of TNT that was likely dropped by U.S. service members during the war, and bomb experts had to work from around 2 a.m. Saturday until nearly noon. "Given the high risks involved in the handling of the bomb that officers from our #ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposal (#EOD) Bureau believe to still be in good condition—#HKPF devised the emergency evacuation plan upon the discovery of the bomb by workers in a construction site at No.
Published at: 2025-09-20 20:55:15
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