WWII Bomb Is Found on Guam; 2,000 Flee
United Press International
AGANA, Guam —
More than 2,000 people were evacuated from a popular beach and nearby resort hotels Sunday when a 2,000-pound bomb from World War II was uncovered by construction workers.
The bomb, believed to have been dropped by American planes during the 1944 invasion that liberated the island from the Japanese, was detonated by U.S. Navy experts.
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