SINGAPORE Bomb disposal veteran Peter Chong has 18 years' experience dealing with unexploded bombs, among them the largest war-era bomb to be neutralised in Singapore. But the worry of such relics blowing up unpredictably still weighs on him every time he encounters one. Part of the risk of handling the remnants of previous wars lies in the instability inherent.
Singapore: Singapore police said a 100 kg World War II aerial bomb recovered recently was on Tuesday safely detonated in Upper Bukit Timah, a jungle reserve during the war.
More than 4,000 residents in the area, now a suburban housing estate, are set to return home later on Tuesday for the authority’s decision to evacuate them this morning for safety reasons.
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SINGAPORE: Residents in Upper Bukit Timah were allowed to return home after the successful disposal of a WWII bomb in Upper Bukit Timah on Tuesday (Sep 26), about nine hours after vacating their premises.