This is all that's left of a mechanical digger,
which set off what is thought to be a World
War II bomb buried beneath a construction
site in Germany. The driver of the digger
was killed in the blast, which injured ten
others and blew out the windows and doors
of nearby buildings.
The operator of a digger hit a bomb from the
World War during excavation work in the industrial
area here. The bomb exploded and the digger
operator was killed. Several other people
near the digger were also injured. There are
two seriously injured and eight lightly wounded.
Several private homes and stores in the surrounding
area were also damaged in the explosion, which
happened in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
During the war, the area was a favourite target
for Allied Forces to bomb as it was a major
industrial centre.
Hundreds of explosives are still discovered
every year across Germany. While most are
successfully defused, sadly this driver was
not so lucky.
It is thought his digger dislodged the bomb,
causing it to go off. Experts are now looking
into whether it really was a relic left over
from the war, or whether it may have been
something else.
