Unexploded WWII bomb found in Kremlin

An unexploded WWII bomb was found in the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, Sergei Khlebnikov, the commandant of the Kremlin, told Russian news agency TASS.

The bomb was discovered during construction works, said Khlebnikov, adding it had been taken out of the Kremlin complex.

A spokesman for Vladimir Putin said the incident did not affect the president’s work schedule.

The World War II air bomb was unearthed in the process of archaeological excavation, on the site of what was once an ice cellar.

The Kremlin was targeted by German bombers eight times during WWII. The first bombing took place on the night of July 22, 1941.

The most devastating raid was the bombing on the night of August 12, 1941 with the last bombing took place on March 29, 1942.

Via TASS/RFE