WWII bomb safely destroyed without a detonation

Greek army specialists destroyed an unexploded World War II bomb on Thursday discovered during work on a massive urban development project at the old Ellinikon International Airport near Glyfada, a coastal area south of Athens.

Authorities said the 500lb bomb was destroyed without a detonation after traffic in the area was halted for more than two hours and several nearby apartment blocks had been evacuated as a precaution.

The urban development project will include a park, shopping malls, hotels, a casino and multiple leisure facilities near the seaside Glyfada area, south of the capital. Work got underway last year and is due to be completed in 2026.

"Everything went well, and we thank all the agencies involved: the specialized army unit, the fire department and the traffic police," Glyfada Mayor Giorgos Papanikolaou told reporters near the site.

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