Major Evacuation in Cologne After Discovery of WWII Bomb, Children's Hospital Also Evacuated
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An unexploded World War II bomb was found in Cologne this morning during construction work. The municipality announced this. To defuse the bomb, an area with a radius of 500 meters around the explosive has been cordoned off, and approximately 4,300 people must be evacuated. It concerns an American 1,000-pounder with detonators at the front and rear. The bomb was found in the Johannes-Giesberts-Park in the Nippes district in the north of Cologne…
An unexpected discovery that forced the local authorities to take exceptional measures to secure the population. ...
10 July 2026, 16:08Johannes-Giesberts-Park is open again from Monday, 13 July 2026
In the German city of Cologne, a World War II bomb was found during construction work on Friday morning, the municipality reports. Consequently, an area with more than 4,300 residents was evacuated, including patients from a children's hospital. The bomb has since been defused.
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