SAF blows up 100kg WWII bomb at Upper Bukit Timah; second detonation to follow


A blast from the detonation operation was heard at 12.30pm on Sept 26. -ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The 100kg World War II bomb relic found at a construction site in Upper Bukit Timah was detonated on Tuesday (Sept 26) at around 12.30pm, after more than 4,000 nearby residents were evacuated in the morning.

The projectile, believed to be one of the largest wartime bombs unearthed in Singapore, will be disposed of by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in a series of controlled explosions.

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