The bomb in Balfour Avenue, Benoni South, has been removed from the scrapyard and is to be disarmed.
Benoni SAPS received a tip-off from the scrap dealership at around 11am today (August 15) about what looked like a bomb.
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The SAPS and the bomb squad investigated and confirmed it was a bomb – but are now uncertain if it is a live bomb or not after initially telling the City Times that is was a live bomb.
The City Times visited the area which was cordoned off.
At approximately 3.30pm the bomb was loaded into a bakkie to be transported to another location to be dismantled.
The bomb is believed to date back to the 1940’s, but this has not been confirmed at this stage.
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