A 470-kilogram (1,000-pound) World War II aerial bomb was safely removed on Sunday from a construction site in a central district of Serbia\u2019s capital, Belgrade, police said.<\/p>\n
The US-made AN-M44 bomb was used during Allied air raids on German positions during the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi occupation in 1944.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the bomb\u2019s removal, the site, which is near a residential area and a shopping mall, underwent detailed reconnaissance “to ensure safe conditions,” police said.<\/p>\n
Residents were also told to remove vehicles and leave their homes if possible.<\/p>\n
The bomb was transported to an army arms training ground 180 km (110 miles) from Belgrade, where it will be destroyed in the coming days.<\/p>\n
Several unexploded bombs dating back to past wars have been discovered in Serbia in recent years, all of which were safely removed without detonating.<\/p>\n
In September 2024, a century-old artillery shell weighing nearly 300 kilograms (660 pounds) was cleared from a construction site near the Serbian parliament in Belgrade.<\/p>\n
Earlier that year, in April, a large bomb from the 1999 NATO bombing campaign was found in Nis, southern Serbia.<\/p>\n
In 2021, a 242-kilogram (530-pound) World War II bomb was also removed from a construction site in a Belgrade suburb.<\/p>\n
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