World War II era bombs unearthed in Buthidaung
Eighteen unexploded bombs, believed to date back to World War II, were unearthed within the compound of the Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications office in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township on Friday morning.
10 Sep 2022
DMG Newsroom
10 September 2022, Buthidaung
Eighteen unexploded bombs, believed to date back to World War II, were unearthed within the compound of the Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications office in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township on Friday morning.
The bombs measure two feet long and 11 inches in circumference, Buthidaung Township administrator U Kyan Aye told DMG.
“We found the bombs while we were cleaning the compound. They are quite corroded, and are from the World War II era,” he said.
The shells are thought to have been used by the British during World War II, and have been sent to a local military engineering unit in Buthidaung for examination, said the chief of the Buthidaung Township police force, Police Major Aung Kyaw Kyaw.
“They are the shells used by tanks during World War II. They are badly corroded, so there is nothing to worry,” said the police major, referring to the possibility that the ordnance might yet explode.
In October of last year, a cache of more than 100 explosives from the World War II era packed in seven metal boxes were unearthed in Maungdaw, Arakan State.
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