Roads cordoned off due to war relic found

• QX179R

  18 Sep 12, 06:11

  SINGAPORE: A war relic was found at about 12.40pm on Monday at the junction of Lorong 22 Geylang and Guillemard Road.

  Police have cordoned the affected area and a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive (CBRE) team is at the site.

  During this period, Lorong 22 Geylang and Guillemard Road, between Mountbatten Road and Cassia Crescent, will be closed to traffic.
  
  Traffic Police officers have been deployed to divert and regulate traffic at the affected areas.
  
  Police have advised the public not to be alarmed and to tune in to the radio for the latest update on the traffic situation.
  
  - CNA/fa

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  18 Sep 12, 08:51

  40 years down the road and we still got war relic...

   

   

  btw, war relic = unexploded bomb rite???

  or do they really mean relic like a piece of old knife or gun and need to cordon off the whole area???

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  18 Sep 12, 11:51

  the japs really like to put those bombs on the centre side hah

• Jacky Woo

  18 Sep 12, 11:54

  these relic bombs has rusted that it wont explode isnt it.

• FireIce

  18 Sep 12, 12:03

  found a 70yr old pro?

• fudgester

  18 Sep 12, 12:15

  Originally posted by Jacky Woo:

  these relic bombs has rusted that it wont explode isnt it.

  They are still potentially very dangerous.

  France and Germany have to deal with this problem of unexploded ordnance from both World Wars. 

  And some of these old, unexploded ordnance have been known to explode without warning and without any provocation.