The authorities of the German city of Essen, located in the west of the country, have evacuated about 11,000 people this Wednesday to defuse a bomb of unusual dimensions and dating from World War II.
The operation to disable the bomb, which was discovered on Tuesday in the Stoppenberg district, has also meant that another 27,000 people had to follow protection protocols of air during deactivation.
The work has concluded on Wednesday night with “success” and evacuees have been able to return to their homes after having spent a few hours cared for by the support services promoted by the municipality.
“In terms of both the explosive power and the resulting size of the restricted areas, this is the largest deactivation in Essen to date “, has underlined the Government of the city in a statement.
It is not uncommon for artifacts of war to be discovered during construction works in Germany. In this case it was a device with three detonators.
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