![Le centre de Dresde évacué pour une bombe de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. [ROBERT MICHAEL / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/112310546/dbdb6568590a6dc7efcdf8a64e7d43eaa4d7e80ddb41993b945bd277930ed674)
Overview
- About 18,000 people were cleared from a one‑kilometre zone in Dresden’s old town on Wednesday in the city’s largest operation of this kind.
- The reported British 250 kg device was uncovered during reconstruction at the partially collapsed Carola Bridge over the Elbe.
- More than 400 police and emergency personnel enforced the evacuation with helicopter and drone support to verify buildings were empty.
- Deminers first contended with a damaged detonator that required extra caution before removing it and carrying out a controlled blast.
- Authorities said the neutralized bomb will be transported for destruction, with previous finds at the site in January and August 2025 highlighting recurring WWII ordnance risks.