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Italy: more than 50,000 evacuated in Brindisi after WW2 bomb found
British bomb believed to have been dropped on southern Italian city in 1941More than 50,000 people had to evacuate their homes in Brindisi in the south of Italy on Sunday, as experts removed a second world war British bomb.The British bomb, uncovered by construction workers on 2 November during refurbishment works at a cinema, is believed to have been dropped on the port city in 1941. Continue reading...
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