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More than 750 people have been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal on the outskirts of Swinoujscie, where the Tallboy bomb used by the British Royal Air Force was found.
The bomb has a weight of nearly 5,400 kg, including 2,400 kg of explosives in it.
“The taming process turned into blasting. “The object can be considered as neutralized, it will not pose a threat anymore,” said Second Lt. Grzegorz Lewandowski, spokesman for the 8th Coastal Defense Fleet, quoted by the PAP news agency.
“All divers are outside the danger zone,” he said. (Also read: Armenia: Turkey’s action to arm Azerbaijan shows their expansionist ambition)
Swinoujscie owns one liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal but a spokesman for the mayor stated that no one was injured and no infrastructure was damaged. (Read the Infographic: Iron Man Suit for Rescue Mission Created by British Scientists)
The Piast Canal connects the Baltic Sea with the Oder River on the border of Poland and Germany. (Watch Video: A Number of Our Activists and Officials Arrested by the Police)
The bomb was dropped by the British Royal Air Force in 1945 against the German cruiser Lutzow.
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