Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Germany on Wed 20th December 2023

20th December 2023

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Duisburg   The World War II bomb in Duissern has been defused. The evacuation was delayed because of residents. The railway line was closed for three hours.

    Another unexploded bomb was discovered on Zieglerstrasse in Duisburg-Duissern on Wednesday morning
    All-clear at 8:30 p.m .: The ten-hundred-pound bomb has been defused
    Elaborate evacuation : The railway line was closed from 5:30 p.m. to 8:35 p.m. – more details
    Defusing was supposed to begin at 6 p.m. - but residents delayed the evacuation
    Release for blaster Tim Hoferichter was not released until 8:07 p.m
    Homes of 6,700 residents were in the evacuation zone
    A 10-quintal English bomb was defused at the same spot in October
    At that time, the evacuation dragged on for hours until after midnight

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