The World War II bomb explosion unearthed during construction work in Munich, southern Germany, leaves at least four injured, at least one of them seriously. Specifically, the explosion occurred during work on the railroad tracks and its roar could be heard several kilometers away.
It is a WWII artifact from 250 kilos of weight that was buried and what has been accidentally hit by workers while drilling the ground. In that area, work is underway to build a second commuter line.
“They have blown up debris several hundred meters away. The whole area is being searched at the moment, “declared Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, according to local media.
The detonation occurred after 12 noon local time in the vicinity of the Donnersberger Bridge, near Munich central train station.
The city police have reported that the danger zone has been cordoned off and that outside of it there is no danger for pedestrians. Of course, the train traffic has stopped momentarily until the situation is controlled.
Operations to defuse the so-called “sleeping bombs” dropped by the Allies in World War II are relatively frequent in Germany and in occasions have led to mass evacuations of residents. The largest operation so far was carried out in 2016 in the city of Augsburg, when 54,000 residents were temporarily forced to leave their homes to defuse a British bomb.
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