A massive World War II bomb exploded during a delicate operation on Tuesday to defuse the five-ton device in a channel near the Baltic Sea but no one was harmed, Polish officials said.

During World War II, both the United States and British developed so-called “earthquake bombs,” intended to take down protected, high-value targets like hardened German U-Boat pens, V-1 and V ...

More Bomb disposal personnel from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force determined that the explosion was caused by an American 500-pound bomb that was likely dropped during a World War II air ...

NEW: WW2 bomb explodes at a Japanese airport after being buried for 80 years. The explosion caused a massive crater and led to 80 canceled flights at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.

Japan airport closed by explosion of U.S. bomb likely dating to World War II. The explosion caused a crater 23 feet wide and nearly 3 feet deep in the middle of the taxiway next to the runway at ...

The explosion created a crater seven metres (23 feet) wide and one metre (3.2 feet) deep in the middle of the taxiway. Officials said the explosion was caused by a World War II US bomb that ...

Navy demolition specialists set off the 5.4-ton Tallboy bomb. The biggest World War II bomb ever found in Poland exploded underwater Tuesday as navy divers attempted to defuse it.

World War II Bomb Explodes at Munich Construction Site, Injuring 4 People The old aircraft bomb went off while construction workers were drilling a tunnel near the Donnersbergerbruecke station in ...

A World War II bomb exploded in the English town of Great Yarmouth on Friday as workers attempted to diffuse it, according to police. The device was discovered Tuesday in a river crossing in Great ...

Right Arrow Europe Explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at major chemical plant Before the explosion, the 550-pound bomb was covered with hundreds of sandbags Associated Press ...

The largest World War II bomb to ever be discovered in Poland was captured on video exploding as navy divers attempted to diffuse it, according to Reuters.

Airport was a former World War II military airfield Bomb disposal personnel from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force determined that the explosion was caused by an American 500-pound bomb that ...