Economics
World War II Bomb Is Defused Near ECB Headquarters in Frankfurt
- U.S. ordnance was discovered on building site next to the ECB
- Central bank, residents evacuated while disposal team worked
American ground crew priming and loading 1000-pound bombs into a B-24 Liberator bomber, 1943.
Photographer: Central Press/Hulton Archive via Getty Images
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A World War II bomb discovered near the European Central Bank’s headquarters in Frankfurt was defused by ordnance experts on Sunday, avoiding disruption to the ECB’s regular workweek.
Frankfurt police lifted an evacuation order for the ECB’s 1.3 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) glass-and-steel tower and a surrounding perimeter after the deactivation of the U.S. bomb, which was unearthed on a construction site.