WWII bomb in central Berlin declared safe, no defusal needed

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2025-09-19

Berlin (dpa) - A World War II bomb discovered Thursday in the Spree River in Berlin's central Mitte district does not need to be defused, authorities said early Friday. "We can give the all-clear," a Berlin police spokesman told dpa. "There is no longer any danger. The bomb does not need to be defused." It will be retrieved from the Spree and safely disposed of, the spokesman said. "The incendiary bomb was classified as harmless during the asses......

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