Mass Evacuation in Paris over Unexploded WWII Bomb 15.43K Max Read 02/06/11 11:50PM Filed to: France France Paris Bombs War Wwii world war II French authorities evacuated 6,000 Parisians on Sunday while defusing a 1,000-pound bomb from a 1942 World War II raid. The bomb had actually been found in "late January," but, hey, it's France, so they took their time.