Excavator driver finds active World War II bomb

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DEADLY DEVICE: Rosli shows the 35kg World War II bomb he found when clearing an area at Bukit Kura. — Bernama photo

SIK: A World War II bomb weighing 35 kg was found at a hill side near Bukit Kura, 45km from here Tuesday.

Excavator driver Mad Rosli Ahmad, 36, from Kampung Danglau Sik, found the bomb when clearing the area for farming purposes at about 4.45pm.

“At first I did not pay much attention to an object which was among the debris but upon close inspection, found it to be an old bomb.

“I lifted the bomb and placed it at a safe spot before lodging a police report,” he told Bernama here yesterday.

The bomb, with a 24-inch diameter and measuring two feet in length had an initial ‘1G’ on it, he said.

A bomb squad from the Kedah police headquarters later exploded the bomb at about 10.45am yesterday.

Sik police chief DSP Zaidong Mustafa urged members of the public to report any objects that resemble a bomb.

“If anyone found a bomb or an object that looked like a bomb, immediately inform the police and let the police handle the situation because such bombs may still be active,” said Zaidong. — Bernama