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WWII Bomb Discovery Prompts Mass Evacuation in Dresden

Eighteen thousand people will need to be evacuated from central Dresden on Wednesday due to the discovery of a World War II bomb. Firefighters in the Saxon capital stated this will be the largest evacuation in the city's history for a wartime bomb.

10 Mar, 21:36 — 10 Mar, 21:36
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BBCHigh42d ago

Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.

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First report: lsm-lv · 10 Mar, 18:58Full coverage: 6 · 14hWindow: 14h
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lsm-lv10 Mar, 18:58First to report

Drēzdenē pēc aviobumbas atrašanas jāevakuējas 18 000 cilvēku

aktualne-cz10 Mar, 19:50

Kvůli nálezu bomby z války se bude muset v Drážďanech evakuovat osmnáct tisíc lidí

1h later
dh-les-sports10 Mar, 21:05

18.000 habitants de Dresde évacués pour neutraliser une bombe de la 2e Guerre mondiale

BBC10 Mar, 21:36

Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

9h later
nos11 Mar, 07:04

Duizenden mensen uit centrum Dresden geëvacueerd wegens bom Tweede Wereldoorlog

2h later
faz11 Mar, 09:20Latest update

„Die Bombe ist scharf“: Tausende müssen Dresdner Stadtzentrum verlassen

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