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Cologne evacuates 20,000 as WWII bombs are defused

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Cologne evacuates 20,000 as WWII bombs are defused
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In Cologne, Germany, over 20,000 residents were evacuated to safely defuse three unexploded WWII bombs, marking the city's largest postwar evacuation, highlighting ongoing risks from wartime remnants.

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  1. 3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city's biggest postwar evacuation  NPR
  2. WWII bombs found in European city force massive evacuation operation  Fox News
  3. German city evacuates 20,000 after unexploded World War II bombs are found  The Washington Post
  4. Cologne defuses WW2 bombs after 20,000 evacuated in German city  BBC
  5. Germany: Cologne evacuation lifted after WWII bombs defused  DW

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