Large Scale Evacuation Due To WWII Era UXO

Rennes, France Approximately 3,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes bomb experts defused an unexploded WWII British bomb. The 550-pound bomb was discovered by work crews building a new metro line near city hall.

The British bomb was packed with 70kg of high explosives. Disposal experts had to proceed with extreme caution during the disarming of the munition due to the bomb's sensitive fuzing. The city including a major railway junction was the target of numerous attacks in 1944.

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