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Another ‘wartime bomb’ found at HSIA’s third terminal site

| Updated: December 14, 2020 21:18:35


Another ‘wartime bomb’ found at HSIA’s third terminal site

Another 250 kg bomb, believed to be dropped during the Liberation War in 1971, was recovered at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.

The airport authorities found the bomb 10 feet under the soil during the construction work of the third terminal of the airport around 8:35 am, reports UNB citing a press release issued by the ISPR.

Later, a bomb disposal unit went to the spot and defused it.

The bomb was removed to a safe place maintaining necessary measures.

However, the authorities concerned suspected that the bomb was dropped during the Liberation War of 1971.

Earlier, on December 9, a 250kg bomb was found at the Airport during the construction work.

Workers saw the cylinder-like bomb while digging for the third terminal.

 Construction work on the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) began in late December after months of delay.

 The work was originally scheduled to start in April last year and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) had planned to finish it by April 2021.

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