In Cologne, thousands of citizens were evacuated due to a bomb from the Second World War

In Cologne, Germany, during construction work in the Sülz district, a bomb from the Second World War was found that did not detonate. Because of this, the city authorities announced an evacuation within a radius of 350 meters from the place of the unexpected find. This is reported by Deutsche Welle, writes UNN.

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The publication notes that about 3,000 residents of the Uni-Center – one of the largest residential complexes with a thousand apartments and the fifth tallest building in Cologne – had to temporarily leave their homes.

In October of this year, the demining team in Cologne was already conducting a complex and dangerous operation to detonate a bomb that was unearthed near several hospitals. At first they tried to neutralize the projectile, but this attempt was unsuccessful.

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For Cologne, which is Germany’s fourth largest and most populous city, the situation of finding ammunition from the Second World War is common. Due to its great industrial importance for the Nazis, the Allies regularly bombed this area since the summer of 1942.

We will remind

In February 2023, a 250-kilogram World War II bomb exploded in the port city of Great Yarmouth in Great Britain. It was discovered the day before and planned to be disposed of elsewhere.