Jul 12 2010
Aerial Bomb found in Czech village
Ostrava, North Moravia– Forty people were evacuated out of 15 houses in Stara Ves village near Ostrava after an active aerial bomb weighing 50 kilos was found there during construction works on Friday, local police spokeswoman Gabriela Holcakova told CTK.
This aerial bomb was made by the soviets during WWII and used then also. This is the second bomb that has been found in the area of Ostrava lately. The first bomb was found a month ago by a man with a Metal Detector, he revealed a bomb weighing 100 kilos in a field near Opava, north Moravia.
“The ammunition was found during excavation works in connection with the sewerage construction about 1.5 meters underground,” Holcakova said.
The bomb was found two meters from a gas pipeline which called for gas-workers and firefighters. This led to fifteen houses in the village to be evacuated and traffic was rerouted over the bomb disposal. An expert removed a detonator mechanism of the bomb that was transported from the spot then. It was disposed in a special hole, Holcakova explained.
