Routine Construction Works Unearths Life-Threatening Historic Relic

What Was It?

Finally, after several calls, the specialist visited the site and ran some tests. Still, even before he got the results, he knew this was a difficult situation that they shouldn’t have delayed.

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To everyone’s horror, the object the construction workers had unearthed turned out to be an unexploded two-ton bomb. One wrong move or even a tiny tremor could result in its detonation, leaving the entire town in ruins!