Bomb found in Malabon
MANILA, Philippines - A World War II vintage bomb was found at a construction site in Malabon City Friday morning, police said yesterday.
A backhoe operator working on the site discovered the bomb in Golden Dale Subdivision, Barangay Tinajeros at around 9:25 a.m., according to Senior Police Officer 1 Rogelio Libuton.
Police said the backhoe operator identified as Roy Tolentino initially thought that the explosive was a metal scrap.
Libuton said the bomb, which measures three inches in diameter and 30 inches in length, was found with “no visible markings, intact and sealed.â€
It was turned over to the Tactical Operations Center-Special Reaction Unit of the Malabon City police for proper disposition.
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