Malaysia

Labuan contractor finds active WWII bomb in house compound

Police to detonate explosive today

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Jan 2021 1:28PM

Labuan contractor finds active WWII bomb in house compound
The UOX Ariel Bomb discovered in Kg Jawa, Labuan, yesterday afternoon. – PDRM pic, January 29, 2021

LABUAN – A local contractor discovered a bomb, believed to be from the World War II era, while cleaning a house compound in Kg Jawa here yesterday.

Labuan acting police chief Mohd Ibrahim Mohd Ghani, in a statement today, said the object, found at 1.39pm, is a UOX Ariel Bomb that is still active.

The investigating officer and Bomb Disposal Unit personnel found the explosive, rusty and covered with mud, to weigh about 35kg.

It measures 0.6m long and has a circumference of 0.3m.  

“Police have secured the location, and the bomb will be destroyed today,” said Ibrahim. – The Vibes, January 29, 2021  

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