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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rory Sullivan

WWII bomb detonated after being found in drought-hit Italian river

via REUTERS

A large Second World War bomb discovered in an Italian river during a severe drought has been safely defused, the military has said.

Fishermen spotted the US-made device, which weighed 450kg and contained 240kg of explosives, in the dried-up River Po on 25 July.

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