SINGAPORE, April 4 -- A 250kg World War II bomb unearthed at a construction site in Changi East has been safely disposed of in a tightly controlled operation, with authorities stressing there was no disruption to airport operations.

The device, discovered at about 4.55am on Tuesday during works along Tanah Merah Coast Road, was assessed by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) as too unstable to be moved, necessitating an on-site detonation.

The disposal was completed early Thursday, according to Changi Airport Group (CAG), which said checks carried out after the blast found no issues. 

"The infrastructure and systems in the vicinity of the site were checked, and no issues were observed," it said in response to queries from Singapore-b...