A Second World War bomb discovered in the German city of Goettingen exploded whilst it was being disarmed, killing three and leaving two badly injured.
Among the dead were members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of Lower Saxony, said Göttingen city spokesman Detlef Johannson. The lives of the seriously injured are no longer believed to be in danger.
Fire Department spokesman Frank Gloth told BILD.de: "We were already very advanced with the evacuation. The bomb disposal team began taking preparatory steps to disarm the detonator. Then the bomb exploded (…).
