3 U.S.-Made Bombs From WWII Discovered
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hanover as experts disposed of three World War II-era bombs, German police said.
The American-made bombs were dropped in an Allied raid in October 1943 and were found with the help of aerial photos. All were embedded as deep as 21 feet.
A fire service spokesman said one of the bombs had smashed on impact and was harmless. The other two were defused.
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