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Koblenz Evacuates 1,100 as 500-Kilogram WWII Bomb Set for On-Site Defusal

Bomb technicians plan a stationary defusal on a dredger in the Moselle lock due to the risk posed by a broken fuze.

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In Koblenz ist eine im Rhein gefundene Fliegerbombe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entschärft worden. Der 500 Kilogramm schwere Blindgänger war laut Stadt bei Arbeiten auf einem Baggerschiff entdeckt worden.
Wegen einer Weltkriegsbombe müssen 1.100 Menschen in Koblenz ihre Wohnungen räumen.

Overview

  • Authorities set a 1,000-meter safety zone around the Gülser Moselbogen and began clearing residents from homes and businesses.
  • The device is a 500-kilogram World War II bomb with one intact fuze and one broken fuze, which increases the risk of movement.
  • Bomb disposal experts say the bomb cannot be relocated and must be neutralized on the dredger where it currently rests in the Moselle lock.
  • Parts of the Lay district, a daycare, the Güls campground, the marina, the rail line along the Moselle, and federal roads 416 and 49 are affected, while B327 stays open.
  • City officials said the original Rhine find site would have forced an evacuation of about 16,000 people, so the current location reduces wider disruption.