From the December 25, 2016, Independent "Germany evacuated entire town on Christmas Day after discovering Second World War bomb."
Thousands in the town of Augsburg were forced to evacuate while authorities worked to disarm the bomb. It was discovered last week during construction in the city's central district.
The evacuation involved some 32,000 homes and 54,000 people in a 1.8 kilometer zone.
The bomb found was weighed 1.8 tons. That's a huge blast if it goes off.
A large part of Augsburg was destroyed February 25-26, 1944, when it was bombed by hundreds of British and American bombs.
Bombs, the Gifts That Keep Giving. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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