Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) said on Sunday (March 13) its explosive ordnance disposal team had safely detonated a suspected war relic found at East Coast Park.
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Army shared that the war relic was found to be a 25 pound (11.3kg) projectile.
It was safely disposed on the site on Sunday afternoon.
SAF added: “Kudos to the EOD for always being operationally ready and keeping us safe!”
Earlier this morning, our SAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was activated when a suspected war relic was found…
Posted by The Singapore Army on Sunday, March 13, 2016
According to The Straits Times, a total of nine war relics have been found and safely detonated by the Singapore Army since the start of the year.
Seven of them were discovered at a construction site near Changi Airport Terminal 2, a 155m projectile was found in a construction site at Changi Coast, and a 105mm British projectile was discovered in Sengkang West.
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