French officials evacuated 1,500 residents from their homes in Marseille, in the south of France, on Sunday after discovering a live bomb that was placed there by Germans during World War II.
The bomb which was wrapped with a cable and pillows to absorb any potential shock, was discovered by builders working on a retirement home construction site and was gently lifted for fear that it might explode.
The bomb, which took up the better part of a moving truck, has been transported to Canjuers military camp, where it will be destroyed.
