WWII era bomb unearthed, destroyed at Dusseldorf airportNovember 2, 2015 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A World War II bomb unearthed at Dusseldorf airport has been destroyed in a controlled explosion, forcing the airport to suspend flights for about an hour, the Associated Press reports. The roughly 125-kilogram bomb was unearthed overnight and authorities decided to dispose of it at the site, located away from the airport's runways. The airport said on its Facebook page that experts destroyed the bomb at 8.43 a.m. (0743 GMT) Monday, November 2. Flights had been suspended about an hour earlier and resumed shortly afterward. Seventy years after the end of the war, unexploded bombs are still regularly discovered during construction work in German cities. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |