WWII Bomb Shuts Down Hamburg Harbor
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Officials say Hamburg harbor was closed for several hours after workers doing dredging work unearthed a World War II bomb from the bed of the Elbe river.
Fire department officials say the 500-pound British bomb was found during work Wednesday morning.
In addition to shutting down shipping traffic, many nearby offices were evacuated as the bomb was brought to shore and defused.
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World War II-era bombs are still found regularly in Germany, even more than 60 years after the end of the war.
Hamburg was one of the most bombed cities during the war.