3,500 people evacuated in Venice following the discovery of a WW2 bomb

3,500 people evacuated in Venice following the discovery of a WW2 bomb

Around 3,500 people were evacuated in Venice on Sunday morning to allow the safe removal of a WW2 bomb. 

Venice was bombed by the Americans in 1944, during the Second World War. 

The airspace over Venice was also shut at around 8:30am. The operation lasted several hours. 

The bomb weighed 220-kilos and was found near the industrial port area, quite a distance from the tourist city’s historic centre, earlier this week.

Several road, plane and boat routes were closed as a precaution. 

The Brussels Times


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