SEOUL, December 8 (AJP) - About 440 students and teachers were evacuated after a World War II-era bomb was found at an elementary school in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province on Monday.
According to police, the bomb, believed to be from the Korean War (1950~1953), was discovered at a construction site at the school at around 10:13 a.m.
Students were evacuated to a nearby gymnasium and later sent home after the bomb was safely removed.
The heavily rusted bomb, about 1 meter long, was identified as an aerial bomb used by the South Korean Air Force during the war. The bomb was handed over to the military for further analysis and disposal.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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