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World War II bomb discoveries in Germany

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World War II-era unexploded ordnance has been discovered in different parts of Germany, necessitating large-scale evacuations. In the Saxony region, low water levels in the Elbe river exposed a 250-kilogram Soviet-design bomb near Heidenau and Pratzschwitz. This discovery led to the evacuation of approximately 3,800 residents within a 1,000-meter radius. Bomb disposal experts successfully defused the device by manually removing two deformed fuses and detonating them on-site, allowing residents to return home. In Berlin, authorities ~~initiated an evacuation of approximately 5,600 homes~~ conducted a major security operation in the Neukölln district after a 100-kilogram aerial bomb was found in a canal bed near Sonnenallee. The ~~operation involved establishing~~ discovery required the evacuation of approximately 5,600 households within a 500-meter safety ~~perimeter covering~~ radius, affecting sensitive ~~locations,~~ locations including a daycare center, a nursing home, and a homeless shelter. Emergency services—comprising roughly 200 police officers, firefighters, the German Red Cross, and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)—coordinated the response. Specialists ~~worked to transport~~ recovered the device ~~via~~ from the canal bed using a crane and a floating ~~platform for controlled neutralization.~~ platform. After the bomb was moved to the shore and successfully neutralized by experts, residents were permitted to return to their homes late Wednesday night. The operation caused temporary disruptions to local traffic and public transportation.

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