Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Opava, Czech Republic on Mon 23rd March 2015

23rd March 2015

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Police in the city of Opava are evacuating hundreds, possibly thousands, of people from one of the city's biggest housing estates after workers accidently came upon exploded munition from the SWW. The city hall's spokesperson said the find was in the middle of a densely populated housing estate with approximately 16,000 inhabitants. The evacuation operation is expected to last through the night. It is the biggest bomb-related evacuation in the country's modern history.

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