Berlin Bomb Disposal Squad Defuses WWII Device Near Chancellery
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A Russian bomb dropped on Berlin during World War II was defused by explosives experts, allowing transport to resume and people in the affected area of the German capital to return to their homes.
Police earlier sealed off a zone of downtown Berlin immediately to the north of the main railway station before bomb disposal specialists could begin deactivating the device. It took about 30 minutes to remove the detonator from the 100-kilogram (220-pound) bomb, which was packed with 50 kilograms of explosive, police spokesman Jens Berger said by telephone today.