'WW2 bomb' found near Fukushima nuclear plant

A suspected Second World War-era bomb has been found during construction work near the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

'WW2 bomb' found near Fukushima nuclear plant

A suspected Second World War-era bomb has been found during construction work near the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), said a worker spotted it while digging at a car park about one kilometre (0.6 mile) north of the reactors destroyed in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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