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WWII Bomb Neutralized Beside A59 Near Cologne, Reopening Awaits Cleanup

A controlled detonation ended the threat, with the motorway kept closed for cleaning and damage checks.

WWII Bombs in Exmouth and Plymouth Safely Detonated After Mass Evacuations

Düsseldorf Finds Two WWII Bombs, Orders Evacuation of Up to 4,200 Residents

Bremen Sets Morning Evacuation for Suspected 500-Kilogram WWII Bomb in Farge

Cologne Confirms 10-Centner WWII Bomb, Orders 500-Meter Evacuation

Munich to Evacuate 7,000 for Sunday Defusing of 500-Kilogram WWII Bomb

Army Neutralizes Suspected WWII Mortar Near Bolpur in Controlled Blast

Stuttgart to Defuse 240‑Kilogram WWII Bomb on Sunday, Forcing Evacuation of 3,500

Berlin Lifts Central Evacuation After River Bomb Deemed Safe as Spandau Defusal Nears

Saarlouis WWII Bomb Safely Defused After Mass Evacuation

Frankfurt Airport WWII Bomb Safely Defused Overnight

Wesel WWII Bomb Triggers Evening Detonation Plan as Cologne Weighs Potential Mass Evacuation

Hannover WWII Bomb Safely Defused as Saalekreis Plans Tuesday Operation

Germany Clears Two WWII Bombs as Third Defusal Is Set for Hemmingstedt

Dresden to Reopen Carolabrücke Area After WWII Bomb Defusal

WWII-Era Bomb Defused in Ingolstadt, Residents Return Home

WWII Bomb Defused in Cologne as Bochum Evacuation Continues

German Authorities Defuse WWII Bomb in Cham as Evacuations Persist in Stuttgart and Starnberg

Cologne Starts Largest Postwar Evacuation to Defuse Three WWII Bombs

Germany defuses 500 kg World War II bomb in Cologne and detonates Dresden device