A World War Two bomb exploded on a railway construction site in Munich, Germany, injuring four individuals, one of whom was critically injured.
It happened during drilling operations near Donnersberger Bridge, close to the main station, according to the fire department.
As a result, much of Munich’s train traffic has come to a halt.
Unexploded wartime bombs are periodically discovered in Germany, causing large evacuations, although the majority of them are defused by specialists without exploding.
The device exploded during tunnel construction near the bridge, according to police. According to witnesses, there was a loud blast followed by a cloud of smoke. The intensity of the blast sent an excavator over.
Emergency services hurried to the location, and bomb disposal experts arrived immediately to examine the explosive’s remnants. Travel to and from the central station has been halted by Deutsche Bahn, although police say some long-distance lines have already resumed operation.
The “aerial bomb,” according to Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann, weighed 250 kg (550lb).
It is fairly uncommon for entire villages to be evacuated in the aftermath of the discovery of World War II bombs, which were often dropped by British and American forces. Large building projects in Munich’s downtown area normally take great care to search for wartime munitions
Mr Herrmann told German media, “It has to be investigated why no one saw this explosive earlier.”
When a 1.4 tonne British “blockbuster” bomb was discovered in Frankfurt in 2017, 70,000 people were forced to flee their houses.
