Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Hong Kong, China on Thu 6th February 2014

6th February 2014

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A 2,000-pound unexploded US wartime bomb was unearthed on a Happy Valley construction site yesterday, sparking the evacuation of more than 2,000 people from nearby hotels, offices and flats. Early this morning a police bomb disposal team was working to dismantle the device - an AN-M66, which contained 450kg of explosives.

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