In Petersberg near Fulda, two alleged World War II bombs are to be defused on Thursday (November 11th). Much earlier than planned. About 350 people are affected by an evacuation from 9 a.m.
Fulda / Petersberg – According to the municipality of Petersberg, the city of Fulda * and the police, a radius of 600 meters was set as the exclusion zone for defusing bombs. Originally, the duds were supposed to be defused on December 1st. In an interview with fuldaerzeitung.de, a spokesman for the Petersberg community explained why the 125 kilogram aircraft bombs should now be defused three weeks earlier than planned *.
The authorities assume that the ban on entering the evacuated area will apply for ten hours. The A7 motorway will also be closed for the duration of the mitigation measures. A daycare center on the Rauschenberg is also closed. Shortly after 9 a.m., the police began to check whether there were any people in the affected area. The officers made loudspeaker announcements. * fuldaerzeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
