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Source: Sunday Mail/ Scottish News
Breaking News
August 31, 2008

Scotland: Scientists expose the deadly Nazi bombs lying under our feet

THE deadly buried legacy of the Nazi blitz on Scotland can be revealed today.

Our map shows how more than 1500 Second World War bombs lie beneath our cities, towns and villages.

Shock figures show that 1677 of the Luftwaffe's unexploded bombs - known as UXBs - remain active across Scotland.

Today the Sunday Mail pinpoints their location, from the town of Portsoy near Inverness to Eyemouth in the south.

Read entire article at Sunday Mail/ Scottish News