Bombs Linger Decades After a War Is Over-- Part 1: Wake Up and get Out!!

From the August 16, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Sarah Kaplan and  Nick Kirkpatrick, Washington Post.

"The knock came after residents of the east London apartment complex had already gone to bed.  They opened  their doors to see a police officer, a firefighter and a member of the army.

"A 500-pound bomb had been found a few hundred feet away, the officers said.  They needed to get out.

"How did an explosive wind up below this leafy London neighborhood?"

It was likely dropped by a German bomber more than 70 years ago.  Unlike hundreds of others that exploded, this one didn't, and instead sank deep into the London clay or was covered by debris.  It lay dormant for 70 years.

The disposal experts worked through the night and were able to defuse the device the next morning and residents were allowed to return home.

And this is not a rarity.  It happens fairly often and not just in London but in many places in England, France and Germany.

A New Way to Get Bombed.  --GreGen