Ron Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 German authorities safely defused a huge bomb left over from World War II after evacuating large parts of the western city of Dortmund on Sunday. More than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Dortmund as authorities prepared to take action following the bomb's discovery. The 4,000-pound bomb was uncovered after experts analyzed old aerial photographs while searching for unexploded ordnance dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany's industrial Ruhr region. While unexploded WWII-era bombs are regularly discovered in Germany, they are rarely as big as this one. A similar bomb find two years ago prompted the evacuation of some 45,000 people in the city of Koblenz along the Rhine river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushingmayhem Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Glad they managed to keep everyone safe. It would've been quite the tragedy had they not evacuated the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Sejima Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yet it didnt blow up yet. The world will never know why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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