Detonation of WWII bomb near Livtínov postponed until end of next week

The World War II bomb discovered at Unipetrol’s chemical plant near Litvínov earlier this week will be difused on Thursday or Friday, not on Wednesday as originally planned, Karel Čadil, the head of the police bomb squad, told Czech Television on Saturday. The postponment is neccesary due to a large number of protective sandbags needed, he said.

The british aerial bomb, discovered on Wednesday during excavation works at the site, features a chemical timer that prohibits movement until Tuesday afternoon. It is not yet clear when the chemical plant will resume operations.