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Munich’s Schwabing District Reopens After WWII Bomb Defusal

Evacuation orders were lifted after specialist units safely neutralized a 250-kilogram World War II ordnance that had delayed operations during a thunderstorm

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Overview

  • Emergency teams discovered a 250-kilogram aerial bomb in two fragments at a Schwabing construction site on July 2 and confirmed one piece contained an intact fuse.
  • Authorities evacuated roughly 400 residents and imposed a 150-meter safety perimeter around Kraepelinstraße, affecting Munich Clinic Schwabing and the Max-Planck Institute for Psychiatry.
  • Heavy rain and extended evacuations pushed the original 5:30 pm disposal window to around 9:00 pm, with the bomb finally defused shortly after 10 pm.
  • Fire services and specialized ordnance units erected a protective blast wall and coordinated closely with police and technical aid teams to contain any possible explosion.
  • Following the successful neutralization, transport lines, hospital operations and local amenities have resumed normal service and evacuees have returned home.