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Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs, mines from WWI and WWII

Headline from The Columbian

ELSENBORN, Belgium — The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames.

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    European wildfires reveal a hidden danger: buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    ELSENBORN, Belgium (AP) — The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the…

  3. CBS News

    European wildfires expose, detonate buried explosives from past wars (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have revealed World War I and II ordnance lurking beneath the blackened landscape.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    Wildfires expose - and detonate - buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II.

  5. Breitbart News

    Wildfires Expose - and Detonate - Buried Bombs From WWI and WWII (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Wildfires expose bombs left over from world wars (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    ELSENBORN, Belgium -- The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames.

  7. The Columbian

    Wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs, mines from WWI and WWII (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    ELSENBORN, Belgium — The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II that threaten crews responding to the flames.

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