WWII bombs found in Serbia as Danube retreats

BELGRADE (AFP) Aug 27, 2003
Two bombs believed to date back to World War II have emerged from the Danube river in eastern Serbia as the water levels retreat under Europe's scorching summer heat, reports said Wednesday.

The Tanjug news agency reported that the bombs, both heavily corroded, were found near the port of Prahovo by a local resident.

German military vessels which were scuppered to prevent them falling into the hands of advancing Soviet forces in 1944 are also breaking the surface of the Danube at Prahovo, near the Romanian border.

Some estimates say as many as 250 German craft, including a hospital ship and barges laden with explosives, were sunk in the area, and around 80 are now blocking the main channel of the river.

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