One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in Budapest

A US-made one-tonne Second World War bomb has been found during groundwork around a railway bridge in southern Budapest, a communications officer of the Hungarian army’s explosives unit told MTI on Tuesday.

According to explosives experts, the areal bomb needs to be disassembled at the site for safety reasons, which is planned to be carried out on October 5 in the morning, Milán Gajdos said.

Police will cordon off the area in a 600-meter circle around Soroksari Road in District 11, he said.

One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest
One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest. Photo: Hungarian army’s explosives’ unit
One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest
One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest. Photo: Hungarian army’s explosives’ unit

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  1. …everyone bombed Hungary during WWII…of course Hungary had peace treaties with most of the countries that bombed Hungary…this proves that peace treaties are not worth the paper they are written on…

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