TAWAU, June 24 — A construction worker stumbled upon an old bomb, believed to be from the World War II era, while clearing an area at the Hill Top Specialist Hospital construction site here yesterday.

Tawau police chief ACP Awang Besar Dullah said the worker found the bomb at 1.45pm and showed it to the site manager who later alerted the police.

The 13-inch bomb was bullet-shaped with a 21-inch diameter and weighed about 30kg, he said in a statement here today.

The bomb was safely detonated by a bomb disposal squad at 4.38pm. — Bernama