19.01.2012 0

Provence & Côte d'Azur: WWII relic is safe

Marseille bomb defused

Residents and experts in Marseille breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as a World War II bomb found last December at a construction site was taken out to sea and successfully defused by experts.

Residents and experts in Marseille breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as the World War II relic found last December in a construction site was taken out to sea and successfully defused by experts.
The construction site near the old harbour of Marseille where the bomb was discovered

It was a risky procedure and as a precaution 4,300 residents were evacuated from the area. They were able to return to their homes just after 10.30am. 

Experts took the American 250-kilogram bomb 33 kilometres off the coast of Marseille at 4pm Wednesday afternoon. 

Favourable weather conditions helped the defusal process to run smoothly.

Sarah Lloyd

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