SINGAPORE – A World War II bomb that was discovered at a construction site within Changi Airport premises will be disposed of on-site by military experts early on April 2.
In a statement on April 1, the police said they were informed at 4.55am on March 31 about the war relic, discovered during construction work in Tanah Merah Coast Road.
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal team assessed the war relic to be a 250kg World War II aerial bomb.
It also assessed the relic to be unsafe to move, and it will instead carry out an on-site controlled disposal on April 2 between 2.30am and 4.30am.
The disposal will be contained within the construction site, said the police, adding that areas accessible to the public will not be affected.
In a map provided by the police, the disposal site is flanked by two runways, and is near the Changi Jurassic Mile and Tanah Merah Country Club’s Tampines Course, according to The Straits Times’ checks against online maps.
