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All-clear after bombs have been found in Dresden: the World War II bomb has been defused!
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By Kim Marie Moser
Updated: November 13th, 7:13 am
Dresden – Excitement in Dresden-Friedrichstadt: After a World War II bomb was found on Friday, thousands of residents had to leave their homes. The danger has now been eliminated!
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The ordnance disposal service has now defused the bomb! © Roland Halkasch
According to the police, construction workers found a 250-kilogram American-made bomb on a property on Fröbelstrasse on Friday at around 2:25 p.m.
The officers began cordoning off the area as quickly as possible.
Specialists called in from the ordnance disposal service decided that evacuation measures were still necessary on Friday evening.
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The all-clear followed on Saturday morning: the World War Bomb was defused!
At precisely 6.15 a.m., the ordnance disposal specialists reported that they had removed the two detonators from the bomb. The 250 kilo explosive device will now be brought to the central collection point in Zeithain and disposed of there, according to reports from the police and the fire brigade.
Since there is no longer any danger, all evacuation measures and roadblocks are to be reduced again. “All residents can return to their homes,” reported the police on Twitter.
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“It’s done”: Police give the all-clear via Twitter after the bombs have been found
Local residents were brought to safety with buses operated by DVB companies. © Roland Halkasch
Those affected should leave their homes by 11 p.m.
The police released a map showing the evacuation radius. © Dresden police
The Friedrichstadt freight yard, which was particularly heavily bombed in World War II, made up a large part of the affected area.
All people who live within the red marking (see picture) were affected by the evacuation. It was an evacuation area of around 800 meters from the site.
That means: In the area between Berliner Straße, Burgkstraße / Lübecker Straße / Ebertplatz and Freiberger Straße, residents were asked to leave their apartments.
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A total of 7,400 people in 565 addresses were affected.
Around midnight, around 190 police officers were on site alongside fire brigade, rescue services and the THW. The Dresden Police Department was supported by officers from the Saxon riot police and officers from the Federal Police.
Following the evacuation, specialists were to begin defusing the World War II bomb.
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A bomb was found on a plot of land on Froebelstrasse. © xcitepress
The police are monitoring the evacuation of around 7,400 residents. © xcitepress
Observe corona measures in emergency shelters
An official emergency shelter has been set up for people who do not have the opportunity to stay with friends at short notice. According to the Dresden police, this is in the 56th secondary school (Aachener Straße 10). There is also an emergency shelter for people who are in quarantine or who show symptoms (35. Oberschule; Clara-Zetkin-Straße 20).
The city of Dresden announced that the Energieverbund-Arena is available as further emergency accommodation for people without corona symptoms or quarantine. The emergency accommodation could be reached by shuttle bus. At around 2 a.m., the fire brigade pointed out that the emergency accommodation in the Energieverbund Arena was overloaded and that the other two emergency accommodation had to be used.
It was important to note that entry and stay are currently only permitted if you have brought your own mouth and nose cover.
In addition, both the contact details and the health status had to be recorded.
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The area was cordoned off over a large area. © Holm Helis
Evacuations of the area will be necessary this evening. © Holm Helis
May 2018: 9,000 Dresden residents had to leave their apartments due to a bomb in Löbtau
When it came to evacuation in Dresden, memories were awakened on May 22, 2018, when a British 250-kilo bomb was discovered during construction work in Löbtau.
For two whole days, around 9,000 citizens had to leave their homes and stay with relatives or in the emergency accommodation in the Dresden trade fair.
It wasn’t until the 24th that the long-awaited all-clear was given: the bomb was finally defused.
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Title photo: Roland Halkasch
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