- BERLIN (Reuters) - The record-breaking
heatwave wreaking havoc across Europe has caused the level of Lake Constance
to fall, exposing eight unexploded World War II bombs submerged for more
than half a century.
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- German explosive experts Tuesday removed the eight live
bombs dropped by U.S. and British warplanes from newly exposed parts of
the southern German lake, which lies on the border with Switzerland and
Austria.
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- "We have found four phosphorous bombs of British
origin, several 200-pound American bombs and a 500-pound high explosive
bomb, also an American bomb," said Klaus-Peter Olsen, an explosives
expert for the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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- Local officials said a number of hand grenades dating
back to both World Wars have been found on the shores of the lake due to
the drought. Officials said many of the bombs were dropped into the lake
by Allied pilots dumping their explosives before flying to neutral Switzerland.
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