Greek military consultants have defused 314 World War II bombs in an underground storage room at Athens airport, which has been closed since 2001.
According to data from the Athens newspaper Kathimerini, the bombs have been positioned two meters underground and date again to the time of the German occupation in World War II.
Giannis Konstantatos, mayor of the area, expressed concern concerning the finds on Greek radio: “We only live by chance.” In truth, airport amenities stood above and subsequent to the camp for eight a long time and, after its closure, faculties, kindergartens and, throughout the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, varied sports activities amenities.
A brand new district is to be created on the positioning
Konstantatos additional defined that in its occupation of Greece from 1941 to 1944, the German Luftwaffe had saved the bombs within the previous airport on the Athens coast. They have been left behind within the hasty retreat from southeastern Europe due to the Red Army’s advance within the Balkans. “The bombs lay next to our houses for 80 years,” Konstantatos instructed Kathimerini.
A brand new district is presently being constructed on the roughly 620 hectare airport web site on the Athens coast, together with new inns and quite a few luxurious residential complexes. However, in response to Greek media, the potential for extra underground bombs is considerably hampering building work.
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Source: www.nationalturk.com
