Pyrotechnics Expert Explains How 100-Kilogram Bomb Found in Košice-Area Apartment Could Have Caused Tragedy

A 100-kilogram bomb was discovered in an apartment in a village near Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city in the eastern part of the country. A pyrotechnics expert explained that the explosive device was so unstable that a simple fall or impact could have triggered a catastrophic explosion. The discovery highlights the potential danger posed by unexploded ordnance, which remains scattered across Slovakia from World War II, when the region saw heavy fighting between German and Soviet forces.