WWII bomb to force evacuation around Berlin’s main station

Police in the German capital said on Twitter that all buildings in an 800-meter (875-yard) radius around the site will have to be evacuated on Friday morning as a precaution. The central station, a major hub for long-distance trains, is just inside that area.

Police said that a 500-kilogram World War II bomb has been discovered in Berlin. (Source: Twitter/@PolizeiBerlin_E/File)

Police say they will have to evacuate an area around Berlin’s central railway station on Friday to defuse a 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) World War II bomb discovered during construction work.

Police in the German capital said on Twitter that all buildings in an 800-meter (875-yard) radius around the site will have to be evacuated on Friday morning as a precaution. The central station, a major hub for long-distance trains, is just inside that area. It also includes a hospital run by the German military.

It wasn’t immediately clear on Wednesday what impact the operation will have on train services.

A map of the region to be evacuated was released by the Berlin Police. (Source: Twitter/@polizeiberlin)

More than 70 years after the end of the war, it is still common for unexploded bombs to be found during construction work in Germany, often requiring temporary evacuations.

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