2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 10:53:02 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "World War II-era bomb explodes, killing German construction worker"
 
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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For the entire article, see
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/03/22166257-world-war-ii- era-bomb-explodes-killing-german-construction-worker

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