Defusing process, which required evacuating 6,000 residents near bomb site, took longer than expected due to heavy rain, police say
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay on Friday was successfully disposed of after a nine-hour effort at around noon on Saturday.
The defusing process, which started at 2am after evacuating some 6,000 residents from 18 buildings near the Pan Hoi Street construction site where the bomb was found, took longer than expected due to the heavy rain, police said.
Hong Kong had been hit by heavy rain from Friday night until Saturday noon due to tropical depression Mitag.
“The explosive ordnance disposal bureau successfully disposed of the bomb at 11.48am. The site is now safe, and we are arranging for people to return to their residences,” Chief Superintendent Andy Chan Tin-chu of Eastern police district said.
