Londoners Magazine What’s that ticking sound?
By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: NewsAn army bomb disposal team exploded a 500-pound WWII German warhead on Friday, after discovering the bomb at the future Olympic site on Monday.
The bomb was discovered by construction workers while working on the site near Bethnal Green.
Simon Saunders, a spokesman for the British Army’s London district made the concise and accurate assertion that the bomb was “enormous”.
London was even on the brink of blitz disaster when the bomb began ticking during the week. However, those clever bomb disposal experts were quick to put their high-tech equipment to the test, using super strong magnets to shut down the clockwork, stopping the ticking sound.
The bomb is the biggest to be discovered in London since 1975, measuring a sizeable four feet by two feet. It caused extensive woes for poor old east end commuters for most of the week.
Thankfully, the bomb was disposed of safely and without any injuries.
Lydia Mossahebi is mistress of all things web. But is more interested in tea and floral patterns. She's Persian, like a cat.
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