Construction workers stumble on 1000kg bomb
August 1, 2007 - 8:10AM
BERLIN - Construction workers unearthed a 1000kg Soviet bomb from World War II in a Berlin suburb today, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 4000 people before defusing it, police said.
The bomb, which was buried about four metres underground, was found this morning in the Lichterfelde district, on the capital's southern edge.
About eight hours later, specialists defused it, removing two detonators.
People in the area were evacuated from their homes as a precaution, police spokeswoman Miriam Tauchmann said.
Services on a nearby commuter train line also were disrupted for several hours.
Unexploded bombs, relics of Allied bombardments before Nazi Germany's surrender in May 1945, are still found regularly in the country.
AP
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Guess what ... I was evacuated and the worst of all I had to spend time with my family
I often walked by this construction site and I am already planning to do it again
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