Thousands Evacuated from Hong Kong Neighborhood After UXO Find

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Thousands were forced to evacuate a busy section of Hong Kong as EOD defused a massive WWII bomb. The 1,000-lb U.S.-made munition was uncovered at a construction site.

In a statement from police, Andy Chan Tin-Chu said, "We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II." Due to the "the exceptionally high risks associated with its disposal," approximately 6,000 individuals were "urged to evacuate swiftly."

According to Hong Kong Police, the bomb contained 500 pounds of TNT. The disposal team was praised for working through the night in poor weather conditions to render safe the bomb so it could be relocated for proper disposal.