Of the 66 hectares of the archaeological area, only 44 have been excavated. Photograph: Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty

Ten unexploded allied bombs are located in Pompeii

Aminy Andawi
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Jul 09, 2019
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Based on a report from an Italian media, during the Second World War, at least 10 unexploded bombs dropped by the allies within the area of the archaeological site of Pompeii. A total of 165 bombs dropped on Pompeii in nine different air raids. The Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that ninety-six bombs were deactivated while the other bombs were still in an area that has not been investigated. But at least 10 of those explosive bombs are still around.

It was believed that the ancient Pompeii was ruined by an eruption which killed nearly 2,000 people. The Pompeii ruins was discovered in the 16th century after 165 bombs were dropped by the allies on 24 August 1943. However, a newly discovered fact at Pompeii proved that the city was destroyed by mountain eruption not on 24 August but 17 October D79.

An archeologist and professor of the Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Antonio De Simone, told Il Fatto that he came across two bombs in Pompeii in 1986 when he was lifting a handful of earth at a time. One of the bombs had already exploded and the other one, unfortunately, had not.

From 66 hectares of the archaeological area, only 44 have been investigated. The 10 unexploded bombs are expected to be found in the other remaining 22 hectares. However, the Archaeological Museum of Pompeii said that there is no risk for visitors since the military has done a reclamation project on the site.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9460450/pompeii-ww2-bombs-allied-invasion-italy/

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