Colombes: sappers carry out controlled explosion of 1944 bomb

Sappers carried out the controlled explosion of a bomb discovered in Colombes, a remnant of World War II dating from 1944.

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The intervention is part of regular operations to neutralize unexploded ordnance still present in the Île-de-France region after eight decades.

This security operation eliminated the risk for residents of the municipality.

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