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Wildfires across Europe detonate forgotten World War bombs

Wildfires in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have ignited buried World-War bombs and mines, forcing bomb-disposal teams to intervene as detonations occur in forests and peat-bogs. Climate-driven heat, drought and strong winds are exposing these legacy explosives, which historically have caused civilian deaths and now pose new risks to firefighting crews.