{"id":46801,"date":"2025-09-10T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/500-pound-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-slovakias-capital-triggering-evacuations\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:15:25","slug":"500-pound-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-slovakias-capital-triggering-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/500-pound-world-war-ii-bomb-found-in-slovakias-capital-triggering-evacuations\/","title":{"rendered":"500-pound World War II bomb found in Slovakia&#8217;s capital, triggering evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The discovery of a World War II bomb in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/slovakia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Slovakia&#8217;s<\/a> capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava, including a major bridge across the Danube River. Public transportation and all traffic were halted during the morning rush hour.<\/p>\n<p>Experts were planning to defuse the 500-pound bomb, which was discovered on Monday evening, by midday.<\/p>\n<p>An oil refinery located in the area was a target of the Allied bombardment during the war. Several tons of bombs were dropped on the site of the former Apollo refinery in June and September 1944, the Slovak Spectator <a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.sme.sk\/politics-and-society\/c\/second-world-war-bomb-discovered-during-building-works-in-bratislava-evacuation-planned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/09\/ea1f7bd8-d98b-4eb4-9db4-20b6a969ad39\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/3440792883757369888d9e5e317172b0\/ap25252278562005.jpg#\" alt=\"Slovakia WWII \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/09\/ea1f7bd8-d98b-4eb4-9db4-20b6a969ad39\/thumbnail\/620x413g8\/3440792883757369888d9e5e317172b0\/ap25252278562005.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/09\/ea1f7bd8-d98b-4eb4-9db4-20b6a969ad39\/thumbnail\/1240x826g8\/5c2ef4b44ec18d75fef4c975fcd3288d\/ap25252278562005.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Police secure the evacuation of people from buildings due to the discovery of a World War II bomb on Landererova Street in Bratislava, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jaroslav Novak \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;After the raids, the entire complex was buried. The original wartime terrain is still here, and construction work is now uncovering it,&#8221; the head of the bomb disposal unit, J\u00e1n Fer\u00e9r, said in 2021, when another bomb was found, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia was a Nazi puppet state during World War II.<\/p>\n<h2>WWII bombs found recently<\/h2>\n<p>Bombs from the war have triggered evacuations and emergency measures around the globe in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In August, large parts of Dresden, Germany, were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-war-ii-bomb-dresden-germany-evacuations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">evacuated<\/a><\/span> so experts could defuse an unexploded World War II bomb found during clearance work for a collapsed bridge.<\/p>\n<p>In June, over\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/3-world-war-ii-bombs-found-cologne-evacuations\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">20,000 people were evacuated<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from Cologne after three unexploded U.S. bombs from the war were found. City authorities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stadt-koeln.de\/politik-und-verwaltung\/presseservice\/weltkriegsbomben-koeln-deutz-strassensperrungen-und-anlaufstellen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0that the discovered unexploded ordnances were two American 20-ton bombs and one American 10-ton bomb, each with impact fuses.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a World War II bomb\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-war-ii-bomb-paris-train-station-unexploded-gare-du-nord\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was found<\/a><\/span>\u00a0near the tracks of Paris&#8217; Gare du Nord station. In February, more than 170 bombs were\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-war-ii-bombs-found-children-playground-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">found<\/a><\/span>\u00a0near a children&#8217;s playground in northern England. And in October 2024, a World War II bomb\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-wwii-bomb-explodes-japan-airport-runway-flights-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">exploded<\/a><\/span>\u00a0at a Japanese airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle 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