Merkel gets a WWII reminder
Published: 25 April, 2009, 09:21
Construction workers have discovered an unexploded 100 kg Soviet air bomb left over from WWII in the center of Berlin, in the Museum Island district.
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Published: 25 April, 2009, 09:21
Construction workers have discovered an unexploded 100 kg Soviet air bomb left over from WWII in the center of Berlin, in the Museum Island district.