Berlin neighborhood evacuated after WWII bomb found during construction wor

Even more than 70 years after the end of WWII such finds during construction work are common in Germany

Bs_logoThousands evacuate in Frankfurt before WWII bomb defused. Photo: Reuters
Thousands evacuate in Frankfurt before WWII bomb defused. Photo: Reuters
AP|PTI Berlin
Last Updated : Nov 07 2017 | 9:11 AM IST
Berlin police are evacuating a downtown area of the capital including the popular German Museum of Technology after a World War II bomb was found during construction work.

Police said today the area in the Kreuzberg district is being evacuated temporarily as a precaution while experts defuse and dispose of the 100-kilogram Russian bomb.

Even more than 70 years after the end of WWII such finds during construction work are common in Germany.

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First Published: Nov 07 2017 | 8:40 AM IST