Hundreds evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII bomb can be defused

Associated Press
Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:16 p.m. | Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:16 p.m.

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A large water fountain rises behind the Iron Bridge when a 550-pound American bomb from the Second World War in the Main River is detonated with a blast in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, April 14, 2019. About 600 people had to leave their homes for security reasons.

BERLIN — Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War II-era bomb that was discovered in the Main River.

The German news agency dpa reported the bomb was defused, as planned, underwater on Sunday, which led to a loud detonation and a big water fountain on the river. Police told spa news service that “the bomb is no longer a danger.”

600 people were evacuated from their homes this Sunday in the old city of Frankfurt, Germany, so specialists could remove a World War II bomb that was discovered on the Main River.
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Firefighters had discovered the American 550-pound bomb during diving training in the river on Tuesday.

Even more than 70 years after the end of the war, bombs and other munitions still turn up regularly in Germany, a testament to the ferocity of the fighting in World War II.