A hole in the ground where a 250-kilogramme WW II bomb was found during excavation works is pictured at a gas station, before an operation to defuse it, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday. (Reuters photo)THESSALONIKI, GREECE - Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki evacuated an estimated 75,000 people on Sunday so army experts could defuse a 250-kilogramme unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station. Bomb disposal experts started their work at 1130am (4pm Thailand time), 90 minutes later than planned, as police went house-to-house, reminding late risers and other stragglers to leave their homes. Authorities were clearing out a 1.9-kilometre radius around the bomb site, mostly in the western suburb of Kordelio. Army bomb disposal experts will attempt to defuse the bomb's detonator, and then transport it to an army firing range, where they will figure out what further steps to take, said army spokesman Col Nikos Fanios.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2017 10:49 UTC