Munich – German police successfully defused a U.S. bomb from World War II in Munich on Wednesday, during an operation that saw around 8,000 people evacuated from their homes, local media reported.
Bomb disposal experts were able to transport the 250-kilogram bomb to a secure location, where it would be detonated or rendered harmless.
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officials said that no fewer than 400 security forces were involved in the operation.
Construction workers discovered the bomb on Tuesday on a building site in the Munich borough of Schwabing.
In 2012, an aerial bomb in Schwabing was detonated by specialists after it could no longer be defused.
The explosion, which could be heard across the city, caused damage to several buildings in the area. (dpa/NAN)