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German WW2 bomb leaves giant crater in field [View all]
The blast, at 03:52 (01:52 GMT) on Sunday, startled residents east of the German city of Koblenz and left a crater 10m (33ft) wide and four metres deep in a corn field.
A photo taken by a drone later revealed the impact of the night-time explosion.
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But, on close inspection of the site, bomb disposal experts decided it was "with almost absolute certainty" a World War Two bomb. They believed it was a 250kg (550lb) bomb dropped by a plane.
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Officials say it is not unheard of for detonators to decompose to the extent that the bomb goes off by itself.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48746557
A photo taken by a drone later revealed the impact of the night-time explosion.
...
But, on close inspection of the site, bomb disposal experts decided it was "with almost absolute certainty" a World War Two bomb. They believed it was a 250kg (550lb) bomb dropped by a plane.
...
Officials say it is not unheard of for detonators to decompose to the extent that the bomb goes off by itself.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48746557
('German' as in 'dropped on Germany' ...)
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