Hungarian squad defuses WWII bomb found in Budapest

Defused 100-kilogram World War II bomb is seen on the bomb squad boat in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)

BUDAPEST, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday.

The bomb squad dismantled the ignition mechanism of the explosive device, which was then taken away by a military boat, the bomb squad leader said on Facebook.

Underwater firefighters found the Soviet-made bomb during a practice dive last week in the Danube river's section between the Elizabeth Bridge and the Chain Bridge of central Budapest.

The bomb was lifted out with the special crane of the demining warship.

Local police closed off and evacuated an area within a radius of about 400 meters till the explosive device was safely removed and neutralized.

Ignition devices of the defused 100-kilogram World War II bomb are seen in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)

Bomb squad boats are seen in front of Chain Bridge before defusing a 100-kilogram World War II bomb in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)

Bomb squad boats are seen in front of Chain Bridge before defusing a 100-kilogram World War II bomb in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)

Bomb squad boats are seen in front of Chain Bridge before defusing a 100-kilogram World War II bomb in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)

Defused 100-kilogram World War II bomb is seen on the bomb squad boat in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 12, 2022. A bomb squad of the Hungarian military has defused a 100-kilogram World War II bomb found in the Danube in central Budapest, the Hungarian armed forces said on Monday. (Peter Lakatos/MTI via Xinhua)