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Cologne bomb defusal: 'The past always catches up with you'

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Phil Gayle
June 4, 2025

Bomb disposal experts are preparing to defuse three unexploded Second World War bombs discovered in the city of Cologne. Such finds are not unusual, over the past few weeks bombs had to be defused in other parts of Cologne, but this evacuation operation is one of the largest ever.

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