U.S. WWII Bomb Defused in Tokyo, Forcing 16,000 to Evacuate
A fire official says more than 16,000 people were evacuated from a Tokyo suburb while an unexploded 1-ton bomb believed was defused.
The bomb was believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II.
The rusty bomb was defused by a team from Japan's Self-Defense Force in Chofu, on the outskirts of Tokyo, said Tokyo Fire Department official Shigeru Ishikawa.
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The bomb was believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II.
The rusty bomb was defused by a team from Japan's Self-Defense Force in Chofu, on the outskirts of Tokyo, said Tokyo Fire Department official Shigeru Ishikawa.