WWII bomb discovery forces mass evacuation in central Berlin
Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:09:pm World
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German police has announced the mass evacuation of people around Berlin's central railway station which covers several government ministries and a hospital following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb.
The police announced via twitter that buildings and street within 800 metres radius around the site north of the busy train station will be cleared from 0700 GMT on Friday, until the explosive -weighing 500kg- is safely defused.
The bomb was discovered during construction work on Heidestrasse in the district of Mitte. The police said it was "safe for now", reassuring nearby residents of "no immediate danger".
A police spokesperson told AFP that the evacuation zone covers the central railway station, the economy and transport ministries, an army hospital and the embassies of Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
The number of people who will be affected by the evacuation is unclear but the police predicts that process "will be big and will be a major hassle".
A vast urban and industrial area of Germany remains with unexploded bombs and other ordnance used during the World War II and are often discovered during construction projects.
An ordnance disposal team had defused a 500 kg bomb last Friday, in the state of Bavaria, which forces 12,000 people in the city of Neu-Ulm into evacuation. It was the third unexploded bomb to be disarmed in the city in recent weeks.
The police announced via twitter that buildings and street within 800 metres radius around the site north of the busy train station will be cleared from 0700 GMT on Friday, until the explosive -weighing 500kg- is safely defused.
The bomb was discovered during construction work on Heidestrasse in the district of Mitte. The police said it was "safe for now", reassuring nearby residents of "no immediate danger".
A police spokesperson told AFP that the evacuation zone covers the central railway station, the economy and transport ministries, an army hospital and the embassies of Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
The number of people who will be affected by the evacuation is unclear but the police predicts that process "will be big and will be a major hassle".
A vast urban and industrial area of Germany remains with unexploded bombs and other ordnance used during the World War II and are often discovered during construction projects.
An ordnance disposal team had defused a 500 kg bomb last Friday, in the state of Bavaria, which forces 12,000 people in the city of Neu-Ulm into evacuation. It was the third unexploded bomb to be disarmed in the city in recent weeks.
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