WW2 BOMBS IN LANDEDA
- 17 years ago
At 16.00 Hrs today, the sirens resound in the borough of Landéda. Within a few minutes, the streets have been emptied, shop keepers have lowered their curtains, local people are taking shelter, strange atmosphere for a quiet afternoon...
The danger lays in the bottom of the nearby “ Angel’s Bay”, two bombs English of 150 kilos laid there undisturbed for more than one half-century until they were discovered during recent high tides. Local authorities have decided to move them out to sea to destroy them. A common operation for the divers of the Brest bomb disposal unit which always remains a perilous undertaking.
This evening the most dangerous of the two explosive devices was successful defused, the second phase of the operation will resume tomorrow afternoon.
(in French)
The danger lays in the bottom of the nearby “ Angel’s Bay”, two bombs English of 150 kilos laid there undisturbed for more than one half-century until they were discovered during recent high tides. Local authorities have decided to move them out to sea to destroy them. A common operation for the divers of the Brest bomb disposal unit which always remains a perilous undertaking.
This evening the most dangerous of the two explosive devices was successful defused, the second phase of the operation will resume tomorrow afternoon.
(in French)