World War II bomb detonated in Papar


KOTA KINABALU: A World War II-era bomb was safely detonated by the Bomb Disposal Unit from the Papar and Sabah police headquarters on Wednesday morning (Feb 26).

Papar police chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka confirmed that the controlled detonation of the unexploded ordnance (UXO) took place at 10.30am.

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