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Bomb disposal in Göttingen: first danger point negative
25.03.2023, 14:19
Göttingen.
Around 8,500 people had to leave their homes in Göttingen early on Saturday morning, the train station is closed. Reason: Bombs are defused.
When investigating world war bombs in Göttingen have police and city a first all clear given. The investigation of the first danger point was completed, the police said on Saturday via Twitter. A city spokeswoman confirmed the information.
The so-called partial detonator no longer pose a threat. The Ordnance Scavenger had found remains of an exploded bomb that no longer contained an active ignition system.
Bomb finds in Göttingen – ICE trains do not operate
The Ordnance Disposal Service Lower Saxony (KBD) had started his work in the morning after large parts of the Goettingen west town had been evacuated. Since 6 a.m. only emergency services have been allowed in the exclusion zone stop. Two duds and a partially detonated bomb from the Second World War are to be rendered harmless.
Around 8,500 people had to leave their homes as a result. The is also located in the exclusion zone with a radius of one kilometer Goettingen Central Station, which has therefore not been approached since 6 a.m., which also affects Braunschweig and Wolfsburg, among other things. The city of Göttingen is setting up a emergency shelter at the Felix-Klein-Gymnasium.
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