Undefined Explosive Device (UED)
Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Germany on Tue 17th December 2024
17th December 2024
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The discovery of a World War II bomb in Cologne, Germany, on Tuesday evening prompted authorities to request more than 3,000 people to leave their homes.
The explosive was uncovered in the Sülz district of the west German city.
"World War II bomb found in Sülz," the official account of the city of Cologne posted on X. "During construction work this Tuesday afternoon, an unexploded bomb from World War II was found in the area of Luxemburger Straße/Greinstraße in Sülz, which must be defused today."
The roughly 500-kilo (1,100-pound) bomb had to be defused immediately, the city authorities said, with German media reports suggesting it was an American bomb.
This meant the evacuation of a high-rise residential building, the Uni-Center, with almost 1,000 apartments. It is the fifth tallest in Cologne, and one of Europe's largest residential buildings, standing at 134 meters high, and was opened in 1973.
The danger zone has a radius of some 350 meters (1150 feet).
The unexploded bomb was later safely defused, and evacuated residents were allowed back into their houses.
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