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European wildfires detonate unexploded World War bombs

Wildfires across Europe are detonating forgotten bombs left from World War-era conflicts.

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Why it matters

Explosions pose hazards to firefighters, residents and emergency operations in affected areas.

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  1. Wildfires across Europe detonate forgotten World War bombs ↗independent.co.uk · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC
  2. Wildfires across Europe detonate forgotten World War bombs ↗aol.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC
  3. Wildfires expose unexploded bombs across Europe ↗thejournal.ie · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC
  4. Wildfires expose, detonate old explosives in Europe ↗taipeitimes.com · Recorded source date: Aug 22, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC

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