Overview
- Authorities established a 1,000-metre exclusion zone centered on the Biberinsel in the Sachsenhausen district.
- Firefighters completed door-to-door checks around 12:00 after warning that fines could be issued to anyone remaining inside the zone.
- The bomb was uncovered five metres deep during a systematic ordnance search and identified as American-made with two mechanical impact fuzes.
- Waterways including the Havel, Ruppiner Kanal and Oranienburger Kanal are closed, with bus line 821 canceled and other routes diverted, while rail traffic and the B96 remain open.
- Defusal is scheduled to begin once the area is confirmed clear, with officials cautioning that delays are possible for safety reasons.