WWII British Aerial Bomb Uncovered at Construction Site

Hanover, Germany Construction workers excavating near the barracks of a German military installation uncovered a large aerial bomb. Workers called the police to report the find who in turn responded with technical support from a German military EOD team. EOD identified the bomb as a WWII era 250-kg British aerial bomb. The bomb was determined unsafe to move and render safe procedures could not be performed due to the corroded state of the bomb's fuze. The only option left to EOD was to blow the item in place.

Police evacuated some 6,000 residents within an 1,000-meter area including a retirement home and two school houses during the planned disposal operation. Preparation and planning of the incident took several hours but residents were allowed to return to their homes shortly after 1am after the disposal shot was executed and cleared. No buildings or structures were damaged during the disposal operation.