Police: WWII bomb defused in Berlin-Moabit
Created: 09/26/2022Updated: 09/26/2022, 15:35
Police officers stand behind a barrier on the construction site in Berlin-Moabit, where a World War II bomb was found, and operate a drone.
© Annette Riedl/dpa
An American bomb from World War II was successfully detonated in Berlin-Moabit, according to police reports.
At 3:08 p.m. the dud was detonated in a controlled manner, a police spokeswoman said on Monday.
The 50-kilogram bomb had to be defused on site because the detonator was damaged.
A 500 meter exclusion zone had been set up around the site.
Berlin - About 9000 people had to leave the area.
It could now take up to an hour for the restricted area to be lifted, said a police spokeswoman for dpa
