Extensive construction work is currently taking place on the site of the former Athens-Ellinikon airport. During this work, 314 bombs that had been "stored" in the ground for at least 80 years were found and have now been defused by experts. It is not clear when the extremely dangerous relics from the Second World War came to the site. All that is certain is that they are bombs from the Second World War. So far, 314 have been found. According to a statement from the authorities, these were rendered harmless in an underground storage room. The responsible office cannot rule out the possibility that there may be other World War II bombs on the site of the former Athens-Ellinikon airport. The fact that the 314 explosive devices were apparently improperly "disposed of" during the construction of a terminal at the abandoned airport is worrying. However, there is also an alternative hypothesis: the Wehrmacht may have stored them for "later" during a hasty withdrawal in 1941. According to the statement of the mayor, Giannis Konstantatos, these were found "collected" in an underground storage room in the immediate vicinity of the former West Terminal, which was once the only departure hall and was recently only used for domestic flights. This is the terminal that was located near the sea and in the immediate vicinity, for example, former hangars were converted into sports facilities for the Olympic Games that took place in 2004. Terminal, schools, kindergartens and residential buildings in the immediate vicinity The West Terminal of the former Elliniko Airport was - in contrast to the East Terminal, which is in poor condition but is a listed building - already renovated several years ago.