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Another ‘1971 bomb’ found in Dhaka airport
  • Staff Correspondent
  • 2020-12-14 07:03:02

Another bomb was found at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday.

Quoting the experts, the Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement said that the bomb was probably dropped during independence war in 1971.

The bomb disposal unit of the Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu rushed to the spot and diffused the bomb.

Later, the bomb was taken to a safer location to destroy it.

On December 9, a 250 kilogram ‘1971 bomb’ was found underground during an excavation near the construction site of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

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