The bomb (Mosta)

Malta / Northern / Mosta
 Second World War 1939-1945  Add category
On April 9, 1942, during an afternoon Luftwaffe air raid, a 500-kilogram general-purpose bomb penetrated the dome (one 50-kilogram bomb bounced off) and fell among a group of approximately 300 worshippers waiting for early evening Mass. The bomb did not explode. The same type of bomb that penetrated the dome (the original was sunk at sea) is currently on display at the rear of the church in the vestibule of the sacristy, under the inscription "Il-Miraklu tal-Bomba, 9 ta' April 1942" (The Miracle of the Bomb, April 9, 1942).
The place is located in The Rotunda of Mosta
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Coordinates:   35°54'36"N   14°25'32"E
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