A member of the German collective Zero Group, he hammered thousands of nails — into columns, chairs, canvases — expressing ...

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 ...

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

Three U.S. World War II bombs found in Cologne defused after prompting the evacuation of 20,000 residents and the closure of hospitals, businesses and transportation routes.

“The three World War II bombs in Deutz have been defused. At 7:19 p.m., the three unexploded bombs that had paralyzed large parts of the city were defused,” the post read.

06/04/2025 Buildings across the center of the western city of Cologne were evacuated after the discovery of three World War II bombs. Some 20,000 people had been under evacuation orders.

German city evacuates 20,000 after unexploded World War II bombs are found By Kate Brady and Aaron Wiener The Washington Post, Updated June 4, 2025, 5:14 p.m.