Overview
- On July 26, construction workers on Wolfhager Straße uncovered a suspicious object that may date to World War II.
- The Kampfmittelräumdienst has cordoned off the site and is carrying out tests to determine whether the find is dangerous.
- No evacuation orders have been issued while experts complete their evaluation of the device.
- Deutsche Bahn has warned it may cancel long-distance stops at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe depending on the outcome of the disposal operation.
- Kassel encounters thousands of unexploded ordnance annually, including a 50-kg bomb in May that led to the evacuation of 2,700 residents.