11,000 people evacuated in Berlin, 250 kg live bomb unearthed during renovations

Officials had to evacuate 11,000 people from their homes in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin on Sunday after a 250-kg bomb was found during renovations. Police announced the measure at around 9.00am on Sunday after a Second World War bombs two detonators of the American weapon, were diffused, Berlin newspaper the Tagesspiegel reported. Large bombs dropped on German urban centres during the Second World War are often still unearthed during building projects.

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