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Air force bomb experts believe it was during the liberation war.
The object was found while being stacked in the third terminal on Wednesday morning.
Airport Director Touhil ul Ahsan told bdnews24.com: “During the pile-up, a bomb weighing about 250 kg rose from 15 feet below the ground. Members of the Air Force bomb disposal team arrived and they deactivated it at noon. “
He said members of the Air Force bomb disposal team were taking them to the Rasulpur base firing range in Mymensingh to verify it.
However, a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “An object similar to a general purpose (GP) bomb weighing 250 kg was found underground around 9 am on Wednesday. Bomb Disposal at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu rushed to the scene and defused the bomb. The bomb was then taken to the Rasulpur firing range in Paharkanchanpur with the necessary precautions to destroy the bomb in a safe place. “
“Bomb experts believe that the bomb was dropped during the liberation war in 1971,” the statement said.
Earlier, airport police officer BM Farman Ali told bdnews24.com: “It is believed to be one of the cells used during WWII.”
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