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Hospitals evacuated in Cologne after discovery of second world war bomb
1,000kg US ordnance to be defused at building site after complex evacuation that also included thousands of homes
Authorities in the German city of Cologne have evacuated three hospitals and thousands of homes after the discovery of an unexploded second world war bomb during construction work on a new medical campus.
The 1,000kg US aerial bomb, equipped with a front and rear impact detonator, is due to be defused on Friday.
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