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06/04/2025 June 4, 2025. Buildings across the center of the western city of Cologne were evacuated after the discovery of three World War II bombs. Some 20,000 people had been under evacuation orders.

Unexploded bombs are often found in Germany, where many major cities sustained heavy damage during the war.Central Cologne in particular was nearly decimated in 1942 as the first target of the ...

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