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Κυριακή, 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2017 10:38

Efforts to neutralize WWII-era bomb underway; massive evacuation in northern Greece district

Some 72,000 residents in the Thessaloniki-area Kordelio district were being evacuated on Sunday from a perimeter 1,900 meters around where a WWII-era bomb was discovered.

Some 72,000 residents in the Thessaloniki-area Kordelio district were being evacuated on Sunday from a perimeter 1,900 meters around where a WWII-era bomb was discovered.
An effort to neutralize the munitions  began at 6 a.m. (04.00) GMT, with Hellenic Army bomb disposal technicians set to begin the operation at roughly 10 a.m.
Police have sealed off the area up to 30 kilometers.
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1204047/efforts-to-neutralize-wwii-era-bomb-underway-massive-evacuation-in-northern-greece-district