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Largest WWII bomb found in Poland detonates during attempt to defuse

By Tyler Van Dyke
Published October 13, 2020 7:43pm ET
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Largest WWII bomb found in Poland detonates during attempt to defuse
Five Tallboy bombs in a bomb dump at Bardney, Lincolnshire prior to being loaded on No. 9 Squadron RAF aircraft. | Australian War Memorial/Wikimedia (Copywrite expired — public domain)

A nearly 12,000-pound bomb from World War II that was discovered underwater near the Polish town of Swinoujscie, the largest unexploded bomb ever found in Poland, detonated Tuesday as naval service members attempted to defuse it.

About 750 people were evacuated, and no injuries have been reported, according to the BBC.

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