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A dangerous artifact from World War II caused a delay in London.
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BBC reports that the London City Airport was shut down when an unexploded bomb from World War II was discovered nearby. The discovery of the bomb during scheduled work led to some 16,000 passengers missing their flights, as authorities made quick work to remove the device safely.
A statement was issued via Twitter.
STATEMENT from Robert Sinclair, CEO of London City Airport: “The airport remains closed this morning following the discovery of a World War Two ordnance in King George V Dock on Sunday. (1/3)
— London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) February 12, 2018
All flights in and out of London City on Monday are cancelled and an exclusion zone is in place in the immediate area. I urge any passengers due to fly today not to come to the airport and to contact their airline for further information. (2/3)
— London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) February 12, 2018
I recognise this is causing inconvenience for our passengers, and in particular some of our local residents. The airport is cooperating fully with the Met Police and Royal Navy and working hard to safely remove the device and resolve the situation as quickly as possible.” (3/3)
— London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) February 12, 2018
People had mixed reactions to the news. Some saw it as slightly inconvenient.
365 days for about 80 years they could’ve found that bomb & they decide to find it on the day I fly to Milan. Excellent scenes
— Harry Kindell-Brown (@HK_Brown11) February 12, 2018
Train driver giving us an update on how screwed the trains are this morning: “and finally we have delays on the DLR due to an unexploded bomb…so we have the Germans to thank for that one. Aside from that it’s a glorious day, highs of 7 degrees.”
— Clare Dyckhoff ✨ (@cdyckhoff) February 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/962968414758240256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoxrare.wordpress.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php
Others saw a silver lining in the delay.
https://twitter.com/twaynamayne/status/962945780993744897
But in all seriousness, the incident helped put into perspective the very different lives Londoners lived during the war.
If you think your #MondayMorning is off to a bad start because of London City Airport unexploded #WWII bomb, take time to reflect on what it was like for #Londoners in the past @TreasuryMog #ambassacats #history pic.twitter.com/l2yRlR4zOp
— Jeeves, Wooster (and Ollie🌈) (@ollie_the_cat1) February 12, 2018
(H/T Twitter)
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