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  1. 06-04-2008, 08:24 AM #1
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    WWII Bomb Found at Amsterdam Schiphol, Runway Closed

    Unearthed bomb closes Amsterdam runway
    World War II explosive found nearby, should be removed Thursday

    updated 11:17 a.m. ET, Tues., June. 3, 2008

    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has closed one of its five runways after a World War II bomb was unearthed during excavations nearby.

    Army explosives experts say the 500-pound British bomb must remain still for 54 hours because it was moved during its discovery by workers building a road.

    A local official says the bomb is expected to be removed on Thursday. [Full Article]
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  2. 06-04-2008, 09:49 AM #2
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    Re: WWII Bomb Found at Amsterdam Schiphol, Runway Closed

    Hahahaha...I saw a headline about an "artifact" being found near the runway...they didn't say it was a bomb though! :shock:
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