WWII bomb unearthed at Amsterdam airport

by Rob Peters | June 3, 2008 at 12:17 pm

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"Yes this is your captain speaking...we're experiencing minor delays on the tarmac today, but we should have that gigantic bomb cleared away shortly."

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has closed one of its five runways after a Second World War bomb was unearthed during excavations nearby.

Army explosives experts say the 226-kilogram British bomb must remain still for 54 hours because it was moved during its discovery by workers building a road.

A local municipality official says the bomb is expected to be removed on Thursday.

Schiphol spokeswoman Kathelijne Vermeulen says that flights are being diverted to other runways at the airport and no delays are expected.