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SINGAPORE — Residents in parts of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah will be required to leave their homes on Tuesday (Sept 26) when a specialist team conducts a controlled detonation of a 100kg World War II aerial bomb. Students and teachers from the ne100kg WWII bomb discovered in Upper Bukit Timah, residents to evacuate and roads to close for detonation
SINGAPORE — Residents in parts of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah will be required to leave their homes on Tuesday (Sept 26) when a specialist team conducts a controlled detonation of a 100kg World War II aerial bomb. Students and teachers from the nearby Greenridge Secondary School will continue their lessons with home-based learning when the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conducts the detonation between 8am and 7pm, said the police in a statement on Sunday. The bomb was discovered at a construction site in Upper Bukit Timah Road last Wednesday at 11.57am during excavation works, and the police were informed, the statement said. It added that the war relic will be disposed at the site itself because the SAF EOD team deems it unsafe to be moved. The site is the location of the upcoming The Myst condominium. The statement said the police will put up a 200m cordon around the war relic, and roads in the area will be closed from 11am. «The public will be alerted when roads are reopened and it is safe to resume normal activities in the area.» Read more