Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Dortmund, Dortmund area, Germany on Mon 24th January 2022

Seven World War II bombs were found in Westfalenpark on Monday. In the afternoon the defusing started, in the evening the successful defusing could be reported. At around 7:30 p.m., a loud bang was heard - the fuse head of the last bomb was detonated in a controlled manner. In a radius of 500 meters around the largest bomb had been evacuated. 200 residents were affected, who had to leave their homes from 3:30 p.m. The Westfalenpark had already been closed early. There were traffic restrictions. Six 250 kg bombs and one 500 kg bomb were found. The B1 , the main artery in Dortmund , and also the B54 in Dortmund have been closed in the meantime. The light rail lines in the area also ran only to a limited extent or not at all from 4:30 p.m.