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WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
Earlier DU thread: Poland evacuates 750 people as WWII Tallboy bomb is defused
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Source: BBC
WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
13 October 2020
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed.
About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie.
The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow.
Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment.
The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air.
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13 October 2020
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed.
About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie.
The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow.
Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment.
The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54522203
Tallboy bombs were dropped by RAF Lancaster bombers
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