Bomb disposal

A bomb disposal unit in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Bourgas has destroyed a dangerous WWII aerial bomb which was found by accident at the beach.

A diver has discovered the ammunition in the sea, at a depth of 2 meters, about 4 meters away from the rocks in Kraymorie district, Darik news reports.

An explosive device has been found in the trunk of a car with a Syrian license plate during a security check in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa in the early hours of June 26.

Business resumed at the main courthouse of the port city of Piraeus near Athens on Tuesday after the building had been evacuated for around two hours following an anonymous call saying that a bomb had been placed on the premises.

Bomb disposal experts called to the main courthouse in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Tuesday following an anonymous telephone call warning of a bomb have said that the threat was a hoax.

The call shortly after 11 a.m. to one of the court's offices.

Police evacuated the premises and called in experts to scour the building for explosives.

The Acropolis Museum was briefly evacuated on Friday after an anonymous caller warned that a bomb would go off inside the building, according to police who said the call appeared to have been a hoax.

A suspect parcel discovered on Tuesday at a police station in Itea, in Fokida, western Greece, contained a homemade explosive device, according to initial reports.

The device, which reportedly contained dynamite and wires, had been placed inside a book.

An army bomb disposal unit was expected to arrive at the Fokida station later in the day.

An army bomb disposal team was called to a police station in Itea, in Fokida, western Greece, after a suspect parcel was discovered on the premises on Tuesday.

A bomb signal prompted the evacuation of “The Mall” on Blvd. Tsarigradsko Shose in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.

The signal came around 6 pm local time and all the customers and staff were evacuated by 7 pm, Vesti.bg reports.

The bomb squads inspected the area for over 3 hours, but did not find any evidence of an explosive device.

The police bomb squad sealed off a street and disarmed a bomb near a parked car in the center of Plovdiv.

Observant members of the public noticed a package with cables sticking out under the car and alerted the authorities on Thursday morning.