Three unexploded WWII bombs discovered in Germany
Around 20,000 people are being evacuated from their homes in Cologne, Germany, following the discovery of three unexploded World War II bombs in the Deutz district.
The bombs, manufactured in the US, include two 1,000kg bombs and one 500kg bomb, all equipped with impact fuzes.
The evacuation zone encompasses the old city, 58 hotels, three Rhine bridges, a railway station, a hospital, museums, two care homes, and the town hall.
Experts from Dusseldorf district's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service will defuse the bombs, with operations scheduled to begin at 8am on Wednesday.
Cologne authorities have set up tents and help centres for evacuees and urge everyone to leave the area promptly to ensure the defusing can be completed on Wednesday; bomb defusals are common in Cologne due to heavy Allied bombing during World War II.
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