{"id":162605,"date":"2024-06-18T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-switzerland-have-so-many-bunkers-on-assignment-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T14:00:13","slug":"why-does-switzerland-have-so-many-bunkers-on-assignment-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-does-switzerland-have-so-many-bunkers-on-assignment-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Switzerland have so many bunkers? On Assignment | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_9zQnEldUAA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why does Switzerland have so many bunkers? 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