Overview

• The device was uncovered during sondierungen on a field in Frankfurt’s Nieder-Erlenbach and identified as British-made.
• The fire department ordered a one-kilometer safety perimeter that affects few people in a largely non-residential area that includes two farms.
• Energy providers were alerted for power-line switching that could cause outages because the site lies near a wind turbine and a power pylon.
• Police closed nearby roads, including the route between Ober-Erlenbach and Karben’s Petterweil and Kloppenheim.
• The Kampfmittelräumdienst is preparing a controlled disposal today, and officials cautioned that a very loud explosion will be heard.