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The German city of Cologne said that three unexploded World War II bombs were found earlier this week

Before the combs could be defused on Wednesday, June 4, more than 20,000 people had to be evacuated from the area

Officials said at the time that the evacuation was the largest operation since the end of World War II

The German city of Cologne announced that three unexploded bombs from World War II, which were discovered earlier this week and prompted evacuation orders for over 20,000 people, have now been defused.

In an announcement on its website , the city said that the bombs were disabled at 7:19 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 4.

“Experts from the Rhineland Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of the Düsseldorf District Government had rendered them harmless,” th

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