116-Kg WWII Bomb Found In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
The main building of the capital’s St István-St László Hospitals was emptied and patients transferred to other departments on Thursday afternoon after a 116-kg WWII bomb was found near the facility near the city centre, the institute running the hospital complex told MTI. About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 500 homes.
The Soviet-made mortar shell that may contain 25 kilos of explosive was found at a construction site in Orczy leisure park in district 8. The bomb was defused late in the evening.
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