Geylang WWII bomb

Killer blast at school on same street that stored ammo

ST PHOTO: ZHANG XUAN
MR GEOFFREY TAN ST PHOTO: ZHANG XUAN
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A school which was used to store ammunition, and was destroyed in an explosion in 1942, was located on the same Geylang street where a suspected World War II bomb was found on Tuesday.

Mr Geoffrey Tan, 93, recalled the school when he wrote to The Straits Times after reading the report on the bomb discovery.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 26, 2019, with the headline Killer blast at school on same street that stored ammo. Subscribe