A grenade from World War II was found at Düsseldorf Airport. The explosive device was discovered during construction work on the airport road.
Düsseldorf – A grenade from World War II was found during construction work near Düsseldorf Airport on Saturday. As a police spokesman explains, this should not have any impact on air traffic.
Düsseldorf Airport: World War II grenade discovered
“It’s a tank shell about 25 centimeters in size,” reports a fire department spokesman from Düsseldorf when asked by 24RHEIN. The ordnance clearance service has been informed and will examine the explosive device within the next half hour and then defuse and dispose of it, the fire brigade spokesman continued.
The grenade was discovered on a large construction site on the airport road. “The area is at an old gas station, right on the airport site,” says the spokesman for the fire brigade. The area was cordoned off, but it didn’t have much of an impact. No major disruptions to traffic are expected.
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