Cologne evacuation: Around 20,000 are ordered out of German city centre after three huge unexploded WW2 bombs are found
It marked the largest evacuation of residents in the area since WW2
BOMB PANIC Cologne evacuation: Around 20,000 are ordered out of German city centre after three huge unexploded WW2 bombs are found
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UP to 20,000 people have been forced to evacuate a historic European city after three unexploded WWII bombs were discovered.
Large parts of Cologne's city centre, including hospitals, care homes and a hotel, were all cordoned off as experts defused the explosives.
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Large parts of Cologne's city centre, including hospitals, care homes and a hotel, were all cordoned off as experts defused three explosives
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One of the bomb sites was cordoned off by large white fences
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People were stopping people from entering much of the historic city
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Several schools, kindergartens, museums and even the local tram network were shut down on Tuesday.
Three bridges over the famous river Rhine were also out of use.
The bombs were all US-manufactured weapons from over 80 years ago.
Two were 90kg bombs with the third being a smaller 45 kg weapon.
It marked the largest evacuation of residents in the area since WW2.
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