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WWII Bomb at Changi East Worksite Safely Neutralized With No Impact on Airport Operations

The pre-dawn operation underscores tight safety controls around the Terminal 5 construction zone.

Overview

  • Changi Airport Group said Thursday morning’s controlled disposal was completed successfully and flight operations continued as normal.
  • The Singapore Armed Forces’ bomb squad found a 250kg World War II aerial bomb during construction at 4:55am on Tuesday along Tanah Merah Coast Road.
  • SAF specialists judged the device unsafe to move and set an on-site disposal window from 2:30am to 4:30am on Thursday at the Changi East worksite.
  • Police said the blast would stay contained to the site, advised that loud sounds were expected, and noted that public areas were not affected.
  • Authorities from the police, SAF, CAAS, CAG, and SCDF coordinated the response, reflecting Singapore’s standard approach to wartime ordnance uncovered during redevelopment.