.png)
.png)
WWII bombs successfully defused in Germany
Two WWII bombs are successfully defused after being discovered in Rhine riverbed but experts say more live bombs may be discovered as dry-spell continues in Koblenz.
Bomb disposal experts defuse two WWII bombs after three-hour long operation
The two World War II bombs discovered in the German city of Koblenz were successfully defused by bomb disposal experts after a three hour operation.
The bombs were discovered in the Rhine riverbed after a prolonged dry spell causing water levels to fall.
Almost 600 tonnes of un-detonated explosives are found in Germany every year and due to low water levels in the Rhine, more explosives are expected to be discovered.
Around 45,000 residents were evacuated from the city while the bombs were being defused. The evacuees included inhabitants of hospitals, nursing homes and a prison.
One of the bombs, weighing 1.8 tonnes, had been dropped between 1943 and 1945 by the Royal Air Force and was the bigger of the two bombs.
The second bomb weighing 125kg was dropped by US forces and was said to be the more dangerous of the two according to experts.
