Experts deactivate WWII bomb in Maribor

Maribor, 7 April - The national unexploded ordnance (UXO) unit successfully deactivated an aerial bomb from the Second World War in Maribor on Sunday. Found in the Tezno commercial zone on 28 March, the 250-kilo bomb was deactivated in less than 40 minutes.

Maribor
UXO head Darko Zonjič talking to the press ahead of bomb deactivation.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
WWII aerial bomb detonation site.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
WWII aerial bomb detonation site.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
WWII aerial bomb detonation site.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
WWII aerial bomb detonation site.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
WWII aerial bomb detonation site.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

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