30,000 people were evacuated in Germany due to a massive bomb — DPA
In the German city of Pforzheim, in the southwestern part of the country, approximately 30,000 residents were evacuated after a 1.8-ton unexploded World War II-era aerial bomb was discovered.
The Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported this on May 17.
The dangerous munition was discovered during construction work in the eastern part of Pforzheim, located about 40 kilometers from Stuttgart.
According to police, the device is an HC-4000 aerial bomb weighing 1.8 tons, containing approximately 1.35 tons of explosives.
After the discovery, authorities established a restricted access zone with a radius of 1.5 kilometers and began a large-scale evacuation of residents.
According to a police spokesperson, firefighters and law enforcement officers are verifying that everyone has left the danger zone before beginning the bomb disposal operation.
Due to the operation, public transportation has been partially disrupted and traffic has been restricted in some areas of the city.
As early as Friday, city officials stated that the bomb did not pose an “immediate danger to the public,” but after assessing the risks, it was decided to carry out the evacuation.
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