Aircraft bomb triggers evacuation in Kortrijk
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- 16 Sep 2022
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Excavations in the western city of Kortrijk led to the discovery of a bomb dating from the war. The entire area had to be cordoned off and over forty residents needed to be evacuated.
The aircraft bomb measures over a metre in length and more than 30 cm in diameter. The army bomb squad didn’t want to take any risks and shied away from moving the bomb to another location to execute a controlled explosion. The device was made safe at the scene.
A security perimeter measuring several hundred metres around the bomb was enforced. Over forty residents had to leave their homes and over 200 children were led away from school to safety. The evacuation went smoothly. Read More...
