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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 20, 2018, 05:25:36 am
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World War II bomb disposal to force evacuation in central Berlin
By James Masters, CNN
Updated 3:33 PM ET, Thu April 19, 2018
(CNN)The disposal of an unexploded World War II bomb will bring disruption Friday to Berlin as police attempt to defuse the 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) explosive.
The bomb was discovered during construction work near the city's central train station.
Police have said that buildings in an 800-meter (half-mile) radius of the site will be evacuated from 9 a.m. local time as a precaution.
Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/europe/berlin-world-war-ii-bomb-intl/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/19/europe/berlin-world-war-ii-bomb-intl/index.html)