Overview
- Construction crews uncovered munition in Berlin’s embassy district, which led police to block Tiergartenstraße between Klingelhöferstraße and Hiroshimastraße on Friday.
- Explosive-ordnance technicians examined the find on site and identified it as a World War II mortar grenade.
- After removal to the Grunewald blast site, police reopened the street to traffic.
- The city’s traffic information center warned drivers about the closure on Bluesky as the operation got underway.
- Unexploded WWII munitions still surface during building work in Berlin, which can prompt short road closures or, for larger devices, neighborhood evacuations.