Evacuation in Magdeburg: Five-tentner bomb is to be defused today

Evacuation in Magdeburg: Five-tentner bomb is to be defused today

discovery of a aviation bomb in Magdeburg

In the city of Magdeburg, an American aviation bomb from the Second World War was discovered on Tuesday. During routine construction work near the Hubbrücke and the former Café Domfelsen, workers came across the five hundredweight of heavy explosive body.

evacuation and safety precautions

Due to the dangers that emerge from the bomb, a safety radius of 500 meters was set up around the site. The police inform that an evacuation should take place in this zone. However, the exact number of people concerned is currently unknown.

reliable defusing teams

The ordnance disposal service was commissioned to defuse the bomb. Torsten Kresse from the service stated that the bomb was buried very deep in the ground, but the defusers were optimistic that the explosive body could still be defused on Tuesday.

support from other police forces

The Magdeburg police receive support from various forces, including the state riot police and other police areas to ensure the security of citizens during evacuation and defusing. How long the area will last is still unclear at the moment.

historical explosiveness and potential dangers

The discovery of such old explosives illustrates the long-term consequences of wars and their effects on the civilian population. The presence of non -detonated bombs from past conflicts is a serious problem in many German cities. It is not only a question of security, but also a call to the sensitivity to our history and the associated dangers that still exist today.