Overview
- Survey work at the Stadionbad in Köln‑Müngersdorf uncovered a British ten‑centner World War II bomb on Tuesday.
- Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst Rheinland neutralized the device around 18:00, then blew out the fuse in a controlled action that produced a loud bang.
- Authorities set a 500‑meter danger radius and evacuated the cordoned zone around the Stadionbad, RheinEnergie‑Stadion and the Rot‑Weiss Köln hockey facility.
- The city did not open a reception center because only around ten residents were affected by the evacuation.
- Roadblocks on Junkersdorfer Straße, parts of Aachener Straße and the Militärringstraße were lifted, and KVB services returned to the regular schedule.