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Thousands evacuated after Berlin bomb scare

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Fri, 19 Dec 2014, 5:01AM

Thousands evacuated after Berlin bomb scare

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Fri, 19 Dec 2014, 5:01AM

About 10,000 people have been evacuated after an unexploded 250 kilogram World War two bomb was discovered in a city near the German capital.

It was found during construction work near Potsdam central railway station.

It's halted local bus, tram and train services and led authorities to clear ministry buildings and the parliament of Brandenburg state.

A bomb disposal squad is seeking to defuse the explosive, believed to hail from a major British bombing raid that destroyed much of the inner city of Potsdam in April 1945.

The ground below many German cities remains littered with unexploded ordnance dropped by Allied and Soviet forces during the Second World War - most of it is safely defused when found.

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