Major Mike Atkinson, who has died aged 67, was a bomb-disposal officer who dealt with more than 1,000 explosive-related incidents in a career which saw him defuse bombs in Northern Ireland, as well as ...

Sgt. First Class Millward has been blown up twice and lost part of a leg. TUPAK, Afghanistan March 8, 2010 — -- Wrapped in purple and pink string, the bomb looked more like a piñata than a deadly ...

Greek soldiers on Sunday began defusing a World War II bomb in the second city Thessaloniki after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. The bomb, containing nearly 250 kilograms (550 ...

The defusing of three unexploded World War II bombs is keeping Cologne on edge on June 4. In the largest evacuation operation since World War II, residents had to leave their apartments and houses.

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 residents ...

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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — More than 20,000 residents were being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city center on Wednesday as specialists prepared to defuse three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II ...