German worker from Euskirchen killed by unexploded Bomb

[CDF]

A World War II bomb has detonated in west Germany this afternoon, killing at least one man, and injuring several others.The shock wave shattered windows within several miles of the site where the bomb went off, in the city of Euskirchen, and could be heard 16miles away in nearby Bonn.The bomb, which has laid undetected for more than 70 years, is thought to be one of thousands dropped by Allied forces on the Euskirchen area in 1944.

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[Adam Kline]

The damage is incredible. Must have been a big bomb.

[tom d. friedman]

a common find & most tragic happening commonly through all of Europe. it is standard operating procedure to survey building sites, etc, prior to excavating all through the continent & Britain since the peace to this day, & will continue for countless decades for unexploded ordinance. the aerial bombs only scratch the surface..... think of the countless land mines unfound to this day buried by both allied / axis & to ww1!!