Dud bomb discovered at Sendai Airport

Dud bomb discovered at Sendai Airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 30, 2012, shows preparatory work for the disposal of an unexploded bomb (L top), believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, near runways at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture. Flights at the airport in northeastern Japan were canceled the same day following the discovery of the bomb.

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