50-Kilogram Bomb Unearthed in Vienna Floridsdorf Allotment Garden
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A construction worker uncovered a 50-kilogram Russian aerial bomb while digging a foundation in Vienna’s Großjedlersdorf allotment-garden settlement.
- He initially mistook the device for a stone, then placed it down and called police after recognizing it as a bomb.
- Austria’s bomb-disposal service defused and removed the explosive.
A construction worker digging a foundation in Vienna’s Floridsdorf district uncovered a 50-kilogram Russian aerial bomb. The device lay in the Großjedlersdorf allotment-garden settlement.
The worker initially thought he had found a stone. Once he recognized the object as a bomb, he put it down and called police, police spokeswoman Irina Steirer said.
The bomb-disposal service later defused the explosive and transported it away.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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