Published 15:33 IST, September 3rd 2019
World War II bomb discovered in Hanover, Germany; thousands evacuated
An unexploded WW II bomb was discovered in Hanover, on Monday; 15,000 people were evacuated. No casualty reported as the bomb squad successfully defuse it
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After discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb on Monday, more than 15,000 people were evacuated from rrn city of Haver in Germany, as told by city officials to AFP. city ministration reported to media that a 250-kilogram device was found, following which, y asked residents of Haver from state of Lower Saxony, to vacate ir homes as a measure of precaution. Once investigation is completed, people are expected to return back to ir residence. tably, re are still thousands of unexploded bombs in Germany, that haven't been uneard yet.
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Haver home to WWII bombs
unearthing of unexploded World War II bombs in Haver is a common occurrence, as city was one of prime locations targetted by Allies when fighting intensified, and discovering bombs re is an ongoing process. It is home to some 500,000 people and this is t an isolated incident. A similar incident occurred in June when one such bomb h to be defused after it was discovered at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin. According to experts cited by a weekly publication, around one out of ten of millions of bombs dropped over Germany during World War did t go off.
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Never-ending bomb discoveries
Based on media reports, in 1945, a massive British bomb weighing 1.4 tonnes was found in Frankfurt. Until 2017, it was one of largest operations of evacuation, where some 65,000 people h to be temporarily relocated from ir homes. Reports d that even after so many years, re is urds of 2,000 tonnes of unexploded bombs hiding all around Germany. Before any development undertaking starts in Germany, regardless of nature of construction, wher it is home expansion or track laying by national railro specialists, ground must first be confirmed as "cleared of unexploded weapons". In spite of fact that nation has t witnessed direct war for many deces, German bomb-defusing squs are touted to be among busiest on planet. Eleven bomb professionals have died in Germany since 2000, incorporating three who died in a solitary blast while attempting to defuse a 1,000-pound bomb on site of a prominent market area in Göttingen in 2010.
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(With inputs from PTI)
13:21 IST, September 3rd 2019