World War II-era bomb explodes, killing German construction worker
Reuters,
January 3, 2014
EUSKIRCHEN, Germany - A World War II-era bomb exploded in the German
town of Euskirchen near Bonn on Friday, killing a construction worker
after his mechanical digger dislodged it and injuring eight other
workers.
Television footage from the scene showed the mangled wreckage of the
digger's cab and a nearby hut, and windows and doors blown out by the
blast.
"During excavations ... the digger uncovered a wartime bomb, which
exploded. The driver was killed, and several others close to the
digger were hurt. Two are seriously injured and six lightly," police
spokesman Norbert Hardt said.
...
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