Germany … Thousands evacuated after a WWII bomb was found

Nearly 3,000 people in Germany were forced to leave their homes on Thursday after construction workers found a 500 kg bomb from the World War II era.

And assisted in the evacuation process bomb disposal experts and about 150 police officers, according to the German satellite “Deutsche Welle”.

The police said in an official statement, today, Thursday, that construction workers in the city of Mannheim in southern Germany discovered an aerial bomb weighing 500 kilograms, which dates back to the period of World War II.

She added that the explosive device, which was found in a former US military barracks, was dismantled.

👏 #Entschärfung der #Fliegerbombe auf #Franklin erfolgreich – Einsatzmaßnahmen von Polizei und Feuerwehr beendet.
👉Betroffene Bewohner können wieder in ihre Häuser und Wohnungen zurückkehren.
👉 Alle Verkehrssperrungen sowie Einschränkungen Bahnverkehr aufgehoben.

— Polizei Mannheim (@PolizeiMannheim) April 22, 2021

This evening, the police announced the success of the operation, and said that local residents can return to their homes.

It is noteworthy that on January 31, bomb disposal experts defused 4 World War II bombs in the center of Göttingen, after thousands of residents evacuated their homes, which were dropped by the US military during the World War.