Overview

• An English aerial mine from World War II was uncovered on June 24 during construction on Burgstraße in Garbsen-Schloß Ricklingen.
• The A2 motorway between Wunstorf-Luthe and Herrenhausen and the adjacent Burgstraße were shut from about 14:30, with possible delays extending into the afternoon.
• Officials imposed a 750-meter evacuation zone that affected the Blauer See campsite, a local golf course and motorway rest areas.
• Niedersachsen bomb disposal teams will transport most of the HC4000 bomb off site and perform an on-site explosion of its tip.
• This incident follows recent unexploded ordnance finds in Cologne and Dresden as Germany continues to clear roughly 5,000 WWII bombs annually.