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Bomb in Ansbach: train station has to be evacuated again - third find in just one year

2021-11-04T10:25:07.762Z


The residents around the Ansbach train station have to leave their homes again. The third time this year an aerial bomb was found there.


The residents around the Ansbach train station have to leave their homes again.

The third time this year an aerial bomb was found there.

Update from November 4, 11:07 a.m.:

The evacuation of the restricted area was ended around 10:32, the city announced.

The defusing of the dud near the Ansbach train station is in full swing.

The demolition engineer from Tauber and his team are responsible for this.

Yesterday, Wednesday, he and his team successfully defused an aerial bomb in Fürth - but differently than planned.

Update from November 4, 8:01 a.m.:

By 8 a.m. on Thursday, the approximately 2,700 residents should have left their apartments in Ansbach.

The defusing of the bomb near the train station is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Numerous streets around the station have been closed since 7:30 a.m. and rail traffic will also be suspended from 8 a.m.

First report November 3rd, 2:16 p.m .:

Ansbach - The city of Ansbach * is facing its third bomb disposal this year.

On March 8 and July 16, numerous residents had to leave their homes because of a dud from the Second World War.

An aerial bomb has now been found again near the train station, as the city announced on Wednesday.

To be more precise, on Bischof-Meiser-Strasse.

An immediate defuse is not possible, it said.

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Third bomb found in Ansbach: required demolition experts are busy defusing in Fürth

After the inspection, the demolition master determined that there was currently no acute danger from the dud.

The previous road closures could therefore be lifted again.

The bomb is scheduled to be defused on Thursday (November 4th).

According to the city, the demolition master has set an evacuation radius of 500 meters.

A detailed map of the area will follow later in the day.

Since a bomb currently also needs to be defused in Fürth, defusing in Ansbach is only possible on Thursday morning.

Video: Air bomb in Fürth: 1,300 residents and 32 companies are evacuated

City of Fürth sets up alternative quarters in the Carolinum grammar school

Residents of the affected evaluation area should meet with relatives, friends or acquaintances.

Everyone must have left their homes by 8 a.m. on Thursday.

The defusing is planned for 10 a.m.

"People who do not have this option can go to the Carolinum grammar school," the city announced in a message.

There would also be separated rooms for corona-positive people and for people who are in quarantine.

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Source: merkur

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