The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

The German city of Cologne announced that three unexploded bombs from World War II, which were discovered earlier this week and prompted evacuation orders for over 20,000 people, have now been defused ...

Authorities in Cologne said this was the largest evacuation of the city since World War II. ... In 2010, three workers died trying to defuse a bomb in the city of Göttingen when it exploded.

The largest evacuation since World War II is taking place in Cologne today, ... Specifically, there are two 1,000kg bombs and a 500kg bomb, the City added. All three are American.

UP to 20,000 people have been forced to evacuate a historic German city after three unexploded WW2 bombs were found. Large parts of Cologne’s city centre, including hospitals, care … ...

Thousands of people were evacuated from central Cologne in western Germany on Wednesday following the discovery of three wartime bombs, in what the city authority called the largest such operation ...

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The German city of Cologne is moving 20,500 people in its largest evacuation since World War II, after officials discovered three massive, unexploded bombs.

All three bombs are American-made, but likely dropped by the Royal Air Force, which dropped around 1.5 million bombs in raids on Cologne between 1940 and 1945, some of them with as many as 1,000 ...

Reuters. A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be ...

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

BOMB PANIC Cologne evacuation: Around 20,000 are ordered out of German city centre after three huge unexploded WW2 bombs are found. Cops carried out the largest evacuation of residents in the area ...

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.