World War II
30 Aug
Czech authorities on Friday detonated an unexploded World War II bomb dug up at a major Czech petrochemical factory last week, the fire brigade said. Police established a six-day security perimeter around the Zaluzi plant about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northwest of Prague after workers had found the ordnance at a remote part of the…
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