An aerial bomb exploded in Munich on Wednesday afternoon. Several people were injured in the process. Bavaria’s Interior Minister Herrmann was even there.
Munich – Every year countless duds from the Second World War are recovered in Germany. Usually everything goes smoothly and the bombs are defused. But now there was a bad accident on a construction site in Munich, reports tz.de in a news ticker *.
Air bomb exploded in Munich: it was hit during drilling
Several people were injured in the explosion of an aircraft bomb from World War II * in Munich on Wednesday. The detonation occurred on a Deutsche Bahn construction site near the Donnersbergerbrücke, the police said. One person was seriously injured, two others were slightly injured. Experts from the ordnance disposal service were involved in the investigation.
Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) was at the scene of the accident at noon to get an idea of the situation. An aerial bomb weighing 250 kilograms was hit during drilling, informed Herrmann, who wished the injured a good recovery. Why the bomb was not discovered in advance is still unclear. Normally, during construction work in Munich city center, it is always carefully and regularly probed where duds could be.
Air bomb exploded in Munich: rail traffic on the main line ceased
The rail traffic around Munich Central Station was discontinued *, as reported by tz.de *, among other things. That affects long-distance and local transport, said a rail spokesman. How long the traffic would stand still was initially unclear. The police and fire brigade went on a large-scale operation.
According to the police, there was a loud bang, then a column of smoke formed. The fire department spoke of an explosion. “We are in the process of taking care of the people,” said a fire department spokesman on site.
The Donnersbergerbrücke is not far from the main train station in the center of Munich on the main route of the Munich S-Bahn. Numerous fire engines and around 50 emergency services were on site, a federal police helicopter circled over the area. (dpa) * tz.de and Merkur.de are offered by IPPEN.MEDIA
