1-ton WWII-era bomb discovered near Marseille port
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Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
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1-ton WWII-era bomb discovered near Marseille port
MARSEILLE, France, Sun Mar 18, 02:05 PM
Officials in Marseille have evacuated an area around the French Mediterranean city's port so they can
remove a 1-ton German bomb that dates to World War II.
Around 1,000 people were asked to clear out Sunday. Boat traffic has been halted and access to
several coastal roads blocked. The bomb will be taken to a military base to be detonated.
It was discovered a week ago by construction workers who accidentally pierced the explosive with
their back hoe.
The regional government says the bomb's ignition system no longer works but the sheer amount of
explosives - 1,400 pounds (650 kilograms) - made it dangerous.
The bomb was apparently buried by German soldiers, who had planned to destroy the city's port, as
they retreated near the end of the war.
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MARSEILLE, France, Sun Mar 18, 02:05 PM
Officials in Marseille have evacuated an area around the French Mediterranean city's port so they can
remove a 1-ton German bomb that dates to World War II.
Around 1,000 people were asked to clear out Sunday. Boat traffic has been halted and access to
several coastal roads blocked. The bomb will be taken to a military base to be detonated.
It was discovered a week ago by construction workers who accidentally pierced the explosive with
their back hoe.
The regional government says the bomb's ignition system no longer works but the sheer amount of
explosives - 1,400 pounds (650 kilograms) - made it dangerous.
The bomb was apparently buried by German soldiers, who had planned to destroy the city's port, as
they retreated near the end of the war.
.
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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