An aircraft bomb from the Second World War was found in Regensburg on Saturday.
It should be defused on Sunday.
Regensburg – The police have been preparing to evacuate around 1,200 people since Sunday morning (June 26) to defuse a World War II bomb in Regensburg.
Regensburg: Air bomb from the Second World War is defused - police informed
In the exclusion zone of half a kilometer around the site, shipping traffic on the Danube and the airspace at a height of 1000 meters are also affected, according to a police spokesman on Sunday.
The closure is planned to start at 10 a.m.
The residents are then to be brought to safety and the bomb defused.
The police assume that the work will last until Sunday afternoon.
For those affected, a care center should have been set up in the Donau-Arena since 8 a.m.
Traffic chaos near Günzburg: bomb exploded
A World War II bomb was found in an industrial area near Günzburg
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It couldn't be defused - it had to be blown up.
World War II bomb found in Regensburg - exclusion zone around location
The 250-kilogram bomb was found on Saturday afternoon (June 25) during excavations for a building on private property.
It can only be removed after a successful defusing, as a spokesman said.
According to the police, there are no hospitals in the exclusion zone that would be affected by an eviction.
Schools and supermarkets are in the area, but closed on Sundays.
(came/dpa)
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