World War II bomb found in Marzahn: Defusing on Thursday

An aerial bomb from World War II was found during construction work in Marzahn on Tuesday.

As a police spokesman said in the evening on request, it is to be defused this Thursday. The World War II bomb was found on a site on Geraer Ring in Marzahn. On Twitter, police reported in the evening that a 500-meter exclusion zone would be set up - affecting 13,500 people.

Author: dpa/deepl.com

Publication date: 12 July 2023

Last updated: 12 July 2023

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