Thousands evacuated as experts prepare to defuse WWII bomb in Potsdam

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2026-06-16

Potsdam, Germany (dpa) - Thousands of residents have left their homes ahead of the planned defusing of a 250-kilogram World War II bomb discovered in the German city of Potsdam just outside Berlin. Some 6,500 people living in the affected area had been asked to evacuate by 8:30 am [0630 GMT] on Tuesday morning, with emergency workers currently going from door to door to check if everyone had left, according to a spokeswoman for the city administr......

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