Some competitors had already passed the part of the route where army explosives experts were brought in to defuse a live device.
Can they defuse the crisis in time to avert a potential nuclear war?
How on earth do you defuse these tricky devices?
Disraeli saw its dangers and wished to take steps to quickly defuse the gathering tensions.
Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry about which wire to cut.
It is learnt that more changes in the civil administration are also in the offing as part of the ongoing efforts to defuse the tense situation.
explosives specialists tried to defuse the grenade
With their friendly but firm goodwill and common sense they were able to defuse many potentially dangerous situations and undoubtedly saved many lives.
Back then it was Deacon's intervention which helped defuse the row.
After the first three blasts, disposal experts tried to defuse a fourth bomb but failed, and it exploded, injuring one officer.