Experts blow up 550-pound WWII bomb found in Munich
Diethard Posorski, of the bomb disposal team, stands next to an unexploded WW II bomb which was found at a construction site in Munich, Germany, Monday. Marc Mueller / EPA
MAINZ, Germany — Nearly 3,000 residents were evacuated from the heart of Munich after construction workers found an undetonated, 550-pound World War II bomb.
The evacuation, which affected several blocks in the busy party district of Schwabing, was ordered by local officials as a routine security measure.
Citing the dapd news agency, The Associated Press reported that explosives experts detonated the remains of the bomb on Tuesday night. Burning debris from the controlled explosion reportedly caused fires in several nearby buildings that had been evacuated.
