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Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf successfully completed: closures lifted

2022-08-13T02:51:50.190Z


Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf successfully completed: closures lifted Created: 08/13/2022, 04:45 am By: Benjamin Stroka An aircraft bomb had to be defused in Düsseldorf on Friday. A major evacuation ensued. 17,000 people were affected. On Friday (August 12) an aircraft bomb from World War II was found in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort The bomb disposal took place late Friday evening. In a radius of 500 m


Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf successfully completed: closures lifted

Created: 08/13/2022, 04:45 am

By: Benjamin Stroka

An aircraft bomb had to be defused in Düsseldorf on Friday.

A major evacuation ensued.

17,000 people were affected.

  • On Friday (August 12) an aircraft bomb from World War II was found in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort

  • The bomb disposal took place late Friday evening.

  • In a radius of 500 meters around the place where it was found, people were evacuated.

    Around 17,000 people were affected

Update, 11:12 p.m .:

Relief in Düsseldorf.

The aerial bomb in Pempelfort was successfully defused on Friday evening.

"The bomb has been defused, the closures are gradually being dismantled!" said the city of Düsseldorf shortly after 11 p.m.

The affected residents can now gradually return to their homes.

Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf: "Evacuation completed"

Update from August 12, 10:19 p.m.:

“The evacuation is complete.

The defusing is scheduled for 10:30 p.m.,” said the city of Düsseldorf.

This means that bomb disposal will begin around two hours later than planned.

The reason for the delay: uncooperative people.

“Unfortunately, there are still individual buildings housing people who refuse to leave the area.

These people still have to be taken out of the danger area," said the city of Düsseldorf recently.

An aircraft bomb was found on August 12 on Moltkestrasse in Düsseldorf (IDZRW assembly).

© Julian Stähle/dpa & Hans Blossey/Imago

Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf delayed: "Uncooperative people"

Update from August 12, 9:31 p.m.:

Actually, the danger area in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort should have been completely cleared by 8 p.m. so that the bomb found can be defused.

But the evacuation measures are being delayed: because of “uncooperative people”, as the city of Düsseldorf reports.

“Unfortunately, there are still individual buildings housing people who refuse to leave the area.

These people still have to be taken out of the danger area, ”said the city of Düsseldorf in the evening.

Only when the area is completely cleared can the bomb be defused.

When that will be the case is still unclear.

Air bomb discovered in Düsseldorf: 17,000 people affected by evacuation

First report from August 12:

Düsseldorf – An American ten hundredweight bomb was found on Friday (August 12) during construction work in Düsseldorf.

The bomb has to be defused tonight, the city said.

The dud was discovered on Moltkestraße in the Pempelfort district.

In a radius of 500 meters around the place of discovery must be evacuated.

According to the city, this affects around 17,000 people who have to leave their houses and apartments.

The warning app NINA has already triggered.

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There is no further information about the evacuation area.

The city has not yet announced a contact point for those affected.

24RHEIN reports live in the news ticker about the bomb find in Düsseldorf

Bomb disposal in Düsseldorf: Major evacuation after a bomb was found in Pempelfort

In a radius of 1000 meters around the site where the bomb was found, air protection behavior is prescribed.

This means that those affected there are not allowed to stay outdoors during the bomb disposal and are not allowed to leave their homes.

According to information from the city of Düsseldorf, this affects around 40,000 people.

The explosive ordnance clearance service of the Düsseldorf district government has already been informed.

There is not yet an exact schedule for the defusing and the start of the evacuation.

"The city's official committee is currently meeting to determine the further measures and the time of the defusing," the city announced.

More information will be available after this meeting.

The city then wants to turn on a danger phone.

(bs/mlu)

Transparency Note

:

 At first we described the bomb as

"

weighing around a ton".

That was a mistake.

It is an aerial bomb weighing around half a ton (ten hundredweight or 500 kilograms).

Please excuse the mistake.

Source: merkur

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