Possible wartime bomb found on Hiroshima university campus
Baku, May 13, AZERTAC
Police in Japan are examining what appears to be an unexploded bomb found on a university campus in the western city of Hiroshima, NHK World-Japan reported.
Police say the object is about 90 centimeters long and about 25 centimeters in diameter. They believe it to be a wartime bomb.
Police received a call around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. Workers found it in the ground at the site of a demolished building.
Police have restricted access to the area due to the risk of an explosion. Ground Self-Defense Force personnel have also been called in.
The construction site is on Hiroshima University's Kasumi campus, which is about 2 kilometers south of Hiroshima Station. During World War Two, there were military armories at the site of the campus.
The university has cancelled all afternoon classes at the Kasumi campus. Hiroshima University Hospital, which is located there, is accepting patients for treatment as usual.
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