Huge unexploded WWII bomb discovered in Germany

The discovery of the half-tonne device in Cologne's Rhine River during construction led to shipping closures and evacuations.

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00:00 An unexploded 500 kilogram World War II bomb was discovered this week in the Rhine River

00:08 in the German city of Cologne.

00:10 The explosive was uncovered during construction on the shipping channel near the Kennedy Embankment

00:15 in Deutz.

00:17 The Dusseldorf District Government defined the danger zone as 500 meters.

00:21 The Rhine was closed to shipping for the defusing operation, which wrapped up Wednesday afternoon.

00:28 Several roads in the Rhine bank tunnel were also closed.

00:31 (audience laughing)