Horst Lenz, the 56-year-old head of the regional bomb-disposal squad tasked with defusing the devices Sunday, said thebomb is the largest among the hundreds of World War II-era bombs he has tackled since beginning his hair-raising career in 1984.
Since the start of the year, "The Hurt Locker, " which tells the story of an elite squad of bombdisposal experts in Iraq, has picked up numerous critics awards.
It took a long time for thedisposalsquad to make thebomb safe and during that time, the Ross family had to sleep deep down, on the platforms of Southgate Tube station.