Venice

Venice shuts down for WWII-era bomb removal

Venice shuts down for WWII-era bomb removal

A Venice port area was evacuated on Sunday morning as a World War II-era bomb was defused and set to be exploded in the sea. The operation in the port of Marghera, a mostly industrial area separated from the tourist city by water, required the evacuation of about 3,500 residents beginning in the early morning. […]